Albert Girard

Summary

Albert Girard is a human^[1]. Born in Saint-Mihiel^[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1595^[3]. He passed away in Leiden^[4]. He died on December 8, 1632^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6] and engineer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Albert Girard was born in Saint-Mihiel^[2].
• Albert Girard passed away in Leiden^[4].
• Albert Girard was born on January 1, 1595^[3].
• Albert Girard was born on October 11, 1595^[9].
• Albert Girard died on December 8, 1632^[5].
• Albert Girard held citizenship in Dutch Republic^[10].
• Albert Girard worked as a mathematician^[6].
• Albert Girard worked as an engineer^[7].
• Albert Girard was educated at Leiden University^[11].
• Albert Girard is recorded as male^[12].
• Albert Girard's instance of is recorded as human^[13].
• Albert Girard's Commons category is recorded as Albert Girard^[14].
• Albert Girard's family name is recorded as Girard^[15].
• Albert Girard's given name is recorded as Albert^[16].
• Albert Girard's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Albert Girard's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library^[18].
• Albert Girard's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[19].
• Albert Girard's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Albert Girard'}^[20].
• Albert Girard's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[21].
• Albert Girard's writing language is recorded as French^[22].
• Albert Girard's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired^[23].

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Origins and Family

Born in Saint-Mihiel^[2], Albert Girard… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1595^[3] and October 11, 1595^[9].

Education

Albert Girard was educated at Leiden University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6] and engineer^[7].

Death and Burial

Albert Girard died on December 8, 1632^[5]. He passed away in Leiden^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Albert Girard include Newton's identities^[24], a theorem^[25].

Why It Matters

Albert Girard ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]

Entities named for him include Newton's identities^[24], a theorem^[25].

FAQs

Where was Albert Girard born?

Albert Girard was born in Saint-Mihiel^[2].

Where did Albert Girard die?

Albert Girard passed away in Leiden^[4].

What did Albert Girard do for work?

Albert Girard worked as mathematician^[6] and engineer^[7].

Where did Albert Girard go to school?

Albert Girard was educated at Leiden University^[11].