François Viète
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Summary
François Viète was born on 1540[1] in Fontenay-le-Comte[2]. He died on December 13, 1603[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], cryptographer[6], and lawyer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,401 views/month, #7,178 of 1,000,298).[8]
Key Facts
- Date of death: February 23, 1603[9]
- Country of citizenship: France[10]
- Field of work: algebra[11], cryptography[12], geometry[13], mathematics[14]
- Employer: Antoinette d'Aubeterre[15], Henry III of France[16], Henry IV of France[17]
- Educated at: University of Poitiers[18]
- Student: Jacques Aleaume[19], Marin Getaldić[20], Jean de Beaugrand[21], Alexander Anderson[22]
- Notable work: Notae priores[23], Vieta's formulas[24], Viète's formula[25], Opera Mathematica[26], In Artem Analycitem Isagoge[27], Apollonius Gallus[28], Supplementum Apollonii Galli[29], Animadversionis in Franciscum Vietam, a Clemente Cyriaco nuper editae brevis diakrisis[30], Supplementum geometriae[31], Canon mathématique[32], Deschiffrement d'une lettre escripte par le Commandeur Moreo au Roy d'Espaigne son maître[33], Francisci Vietae Fontenaeensis, De æquationum — recognitione et emendatione tractatus duo per Alexandrum Andersonum[34], Variorum de rebus mathematicis responsorum liber VIII[35], De numerosa potestatum ad exegesim resolutione[36]
- Influenced by: Petrus Ramus[37]
- Sex or gender: male[38]
- Commons category: François Viète[39]
- Archives at: Archives nationales[40]
- Academic degree: Bachelor of Laws[41]
- Given name: François[42]
- Topic's main category: Category:François Viète[43]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[44], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[45], The Catholic Encyclopedia[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[48], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[49], BEIC Digital Library[50], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[51]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for François Viète include Vieta's formulas[52], a formula[53]; Vieta[54]; and 31823 Viète[55].
Why It Matters
François Viète has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He has been cited as an influence by Pierre de Fermat[58], a mathematician[59], 1601–1665[60], of France[61], specialised in number theory[62] and Catherine de Parthenay[63], a poet[64], 1554–1631[65], of France[66], specialised in mathematics[67].
He is credited with the discovery of Viète's formula[68], a formula[69]. Entities named for him include Vieta's formulas[52], a formula[53]; Vieta[54]; and 31823 Viète[55].
FAQs
Where was François Viète born?
François Viète was born in Fontenay-le-Comte[2].
Where did François Viète die?
François Viète passed away in Paris[4].
What did François Viète do for work?
François Viète worked as a mathematician[5], cryptographer[6], and lawyer[7].
Where did François Viète go to school?
François Viète was educated at University of Poitiers[18].
Who did François Viète influence?
François Viète has been cited as an influence by Pierre de Fermat[58] and Catherine de Parthenay[63].
What did François Viète discover?
François Viète is credited as discoverer of Viète's formula[68].