Schooten

Frans van Schooten

Born: 1615 in Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 29 May 1660 in Leiden, Netherlands

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Frans van Schooten was one of the main people to promote the spread of Cartesian geometry. He studied Stifel's edition of Rudolff's Coss and printed the first Latin version of Descartes La géométrie in 1649.

His own book Geometria a Renato Des Cartes appeared in two volumes 1659-1661. It contained appendices by three of van Schooten disciples, Jan de Witt, Johan Hudde, and Hendrick van Heuraet.

Van Schooten also taught Huygens who became a friend.

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Rice University, USA

References:

  1. Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  2. J E Hofmann, Frans van Schooten der Jüngere, Boethius II (Wiesbaden, 1962). 
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