Blaise Pascal

Summary

Blaise Pascal is a human^[1]. Born in birth house of him^[2], he… he was born on June 19, 1623^[3]. He died in Paris^[4]. He died on August 19, 1662^[5]. He worked as a mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], theologian^[8], physicist^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,610 views/month, #5,497 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Blaise Pascal's place of birth was birth house of Blaise Pascal^[2].
• Blaise Pascal was born in Clairmont^[12].
• Blaise Pascal passed away in Paris^[4].
• Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623^[3].
• Blaise Pascal died on August 19, 1662^[5].
• Burial took place at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont^[13].
• Blaise Pascal's father was Étienne Pascal^[14].
• Blaise Pascal's mother was Antoinette Begon^[15].
• Blaise Pascal held citizenship in Kingdom of France^[16].
• French was Blaise Pascal's native language^[17].
• Blaise Pascal's professions included mathematician^[6].
• Blaise Pascal worked as a philosopher^[7].
• Blaise Pascal's professions included theologian^[8].
• Blaise Pascal worked as a physicist^[9].
• Blaise Pascal's professions included writer^[10].
• Blaise Pascal worked as a French moralist^[18].
• Blaise Pascal's field of work was probability theory^[19].
• Blaise Pascal's field of work was mathematics^[20].
• Blaise Pascal's field of work was literature^[21].
• Blaise Pascal's field of work was physics^[22].
• Blaise Pascal's doctoral advisor was Marin Mersenne^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Blaise Pascal is Pensées^[24].
• A notable work attributed to Blaise Pascal is Lettres provinciales^[25].
• A notable work attributed to Blaise Pascal is Traité des Sinus du Quart de Cercle^[26].
• A notable work attributed to Blaise Pascal is Récit de la grande expérience de l'équilibre des liqueurs 1648^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include birth house of Blaise Pascal^[2], a birth house^[28], in France^[29] and Clairmont^[12], a city^[30], in Kingdom of France^[31]. He was born on June 19, 1623^[3]. His father was Étienne Pascal^[14]. His mother was Antoinette Begon^[15]. French was his native language^[17].

Education

Blaise Pascal's doctoral advisor was Marin Mersenne^[23].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], theologian^[8], physicist^[9], writer^[10], and French moralist^[18]. Fields of work include probability theory^[19], a branch of mathematics^[32]; mathematics^[20], an academic discipline^[33]; literature^[21], a type of arts^[34]; and physics^[22], a branch of science^[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Pensées^[24], a written work^[36]; Lettres provinciales^[25], a literary work^[37]; Traité des Sinus du Quart de Cercle^[26], a scientific publication^[38]; Récit de la grande expérience de l'équilibre des liqueurs 1648^[27], a version, edition or translation^[39]; Écrits sur la grâce^[40], a literary work^[41]; and Traité du triangle arithmétique^[42]. Things named for Blaise Pascal include Pascal's Wager^[43], pascal^[44], Pascal's triangle^[45], Pascal's law^[46], Pascal's theorem^[47], Pascal's mugging^[48], Pascal's calculator^[49], and Pascal's rule^[50].

Personal Life

Blaise Pascal's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[51].

Death and Burial

Blaise Pascal died on August 19, 1662^[5]. He died in Paris^[4]. He is buried at Saint-Étienne-du-Mont^[13].

Why It Matters

Blaise Pascal ranks in the top 0.55% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,610 views/month, #5,497 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

He has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche^[54], a philosopher^[55], 1844–1900^[56], of Kingdom of Prussia^[57]; Voltaire^[58], a philosopher^[59], 1694–1778^[60], of France^[61], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[62], specialised in philosophy^[63]; Henri Bergson^[64], a philosopher^[65], 1859–1941^[66], of France^[67], awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature^[68], specialised in philosophy^[69]; William James^[70], a philosopher^[71], 1842–1910^[72], of United States^[73], specialised in philosophy^[74]; George Sand^[75], a writer^[76], 1804–1876^[77], of France^[78]; and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz^[79], a mathematician^[80], 1646–1716^[81], of Electorate of Saxony^[82], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[83], specialised in mathematical analysis^[84].

He is credited with the discovery of Pascal's Wager^[85], mathematical induction^[86], and Pascal's calculator^[87]. Works attributed to him include Pensées^[88] and Lettres provinciales^[89]. Entities named for him include Pascal's Wager^[43], pascal^[44], Pascal's triangle^[45], Pascal's law^[46], Pascal's theorem^[47], and Pascal's mugging^[48].

FAQs

Where was Blaise Pascal born?

Blaise Pascal's place of birth was birth house of Blaise Pascal^[2].

Where did Blaise Pascal die?

Blaise Pascal passed away in Paris^[4].

Who were Blaise Pascal's parents?

Blaise Pascal's father was Étienne Pascal^[14]. Blaise Pascal's mother was Antoinette Begon^[15].

What did Blaise Pascal do for work?

Blaise Pascal worked as mathematician^[6], philosopher^[7], theologian^[8], physicist^[9], and writer^[10].

Who did Blaise Pascal influence?

Blaise Pascal has been cited as an influence by Friedrich Nietzsche^[54], Voltaire^[58], Henri Bergson^[64], and William James^[70].

What did Blaise Pascal discover?

Blaise Pascal is credited as discoverer of Pascal's Wager^[85], mathematical induction^[86], and Pascal's calculator^[87].