Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Mathematicians, including Galileo Galilei, Blaise Pascal, Johannes Kepler, Christiaan Huygens and Johan de Witt

17th Century Mathematicians

17th Century Mathematicians
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Galileo GalileiGalileo Galilei
15 February 1564, Italian
Astronomer, Mathematician, Philosopher, Rebel
Blaise PascalBlaise Pascal
19 June 1623, French
French Mathematician, Physicist, Inventor, Writer

Johannes KeplerJohannes Kepler
27 December 1571, German
Astronomer, Mathematician & Astrologer

Christiaan HuygensChristiaan Huygens
14 April 1629, Dutch
Mathematician

Edmond HalleyEdmond Halley
08 November 1656, British
Astronomer

Pierre de FermatPierre de Fermat
17 August 1601, French
Lawyer
Evangelista TorricelliEvangelista Torricelli
15 October 1608, Italian
Physicist

Jacob BernoulliJacob Bernoulli
27 December 1654, Swiss
Mathematician

Johann BernoulliJohann Bernoulli
06 August 1667, Swiss
Mathematician

Giovanni Domenico CassiniGiovanni Domenico Cassini
08 June 1625, Italian
Astronomer and Mathematician
René DéscartesRené Déscartes
31 March 1596, French
Mathematician, Philosopher and Writer

Gottfried W. LeibnizGottfried W. Leibniz
01 July 1646, German
Philosopher, Mathematician
Juana Inés de la CruzJuana Inés de la Cruz
12 November 1651, Mexican
Poet, Nun, Writer, Mathematician, Philosopher,

Johan de WittJohan de Witt
24 September 1625
Mathematician, Politician

Abraham de MoivreAbraham de Moivre
26 May 1667, French
Mathematician, Statistician
John WallisJohn Wallis
23 November 1616, British
mathematician, philosopher, musicologist,

Brook TaylorBrook Taylor
18 August 1685, British
Mathematician
Colin MaclaurinColin Maclaurin
01 February 1698, British, Scottish
Edinburgh

Pierre GassendiPierre Gassendi
22 January 1592, French
Philosopher, Mathematician, Astronomer, Professor,

William PettyWilliam Petty
26 May 1623, British
Economist, Mathematician, Philosopher,
Isaac BarrowIsaac Barrow
30 September 1630, British
Mathematician

Marin MersenneMarin Mersenne
08 September 1588, French
Philosopher, Theologian, Mathematician,
William WhistonWilliam Whiston
09 December 1667, British
Mathematician, Physicist, Historian, University

Pierre Louis MaupertuisPierre Louis Maupertuis
17 July 1698, French
astronomer, philosopher, mathematician, physicist

Bernard Le Bovier de FontenelleBernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
11 February 1657, French
Philosopher, Poet, Writer, Playwright, Satirist,

Nicolas Fatio de DuillierNicolas Fatio de Duillier
16 February 1664, Swiss
astronomer, mathematician
Giovanni Alfonso BorelliGiovanni Alfonso Borelli
28 January 1608, Italian
Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Historian of
Giovanni CassiniGiovanni Cassini
08 June 1625, French, Italian
 

James GregoryJames Gregory
31 October 1638, Scottish
mathematician, astronomer, inventor,university