Find out more about the greatest 16th Century Mathematicians, including Galileo Galilei, René Déscartes, Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler and John Napier.
Galileo Galilei15 February 1564, Italian
Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher, Rebel
Nicolaus Copernicus19 February 1473, Polish
Johannes Kepler27 December 1571, German
Astronomer, Mathematician & Astrologer
John Napier01 February 1550, Scottish
Inventor of Logarithms
René Déscartes31 March 1596, French
Mathematician, Philosopher and Writer
Willebrord Snell13 June 1580, Dutch
Astronomer & Mathematician
John Dee13 July 1527, British
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Writer,
Gerolamo Cardano24 September 1501, Italian
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Inventor,
Thomas Harriot1560 AD, British
Mathematician, explorer, astronomer
Simon Stevin1548 AD, Belgian, Dutch
mathematician, engineer, military personnel
Pierre Gassendi22 January 1592, French
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Professor,
Marin Mersenne08 September 1588, French
Philosopher, Theologian, Mathematician,
Petrus ApianusGerman
Robert Recorde1512 AD, Welsh
mathematician, physician, physicist, philosopher
William Oughtred05 March 1575, British
mathematician, inventor, minister
Xu Guangqi04 May 1562, Chinese
mathematician, astronomer, writer
Pedro Nunes
Gemma Frisius
Christopher ClaviusGerman
Jost BürgiMichael Stifel
Ludolph van CeulenGerman
David GansGerman
Michael MaestlinGerman
Francesco Maurolico
Erasmus ReinholdAl-Birjandi