René Descartes was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathematics was paramount to his method of inquiry, and he connected the previously... Wikipedia
Born: March 31, 1596, Descartes, France
Died: February 11, 1650 (age 53 years), Stockholm, Sweden
Influenced by: Thomas Aquinas, Archimedes, Isaac Beeckman, and more
Influenced: Immanuel Kant, Isaac Newton, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, and more
Children: Francine Descartes
Parents: Joachim Descartes and Jeanne Brochard
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