Alexis Clairaut
French mathematician and astronomer
Alexis Claude Clairaut was a French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist. He was a prominent Newtonian whose work helped to establish the validity of the principles and results that Sir Isaac Newton had outlined in the Principia of 1687. Wikipedia
Born: May 13, 1713, Paris, France
Died: May 17, 1765 (age 52 years), Paris, France
Notable student: Patrick d'Arcy
Awards: Fellow of the Royal Society
Nationality: French