Gérard Desargues
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Gérard Desargues
Summary
Gérard Desargues is a human[1]. Born in Lyon[2], he… he was born on February 21, 1591[3]. He died in Lyon[4]. He died on October 9, 1661[5]. He worked as a mathematician[6], architect[7], engineer[8], and military personnel[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Born in Lyon[2], Gérard Desargues…
- Born in Kingdom of France[11], Gérard Desargues…
- Gérard Desargues died in Lyon[4].
- Gérard Desargues was born on February 21, 1591[3].
- Gérard Desargues was born on January 1, 1591[12].
- Gérard Desargues died on October 9, 1661[5].
- Gérard Desargues died on January 1, 1661[13].
- Gérard Desargues held citizenship in Kingdom of France[14].
- Gérard Desargues worked as a mathematician[6].
- Gérard Desargues worked as an architect[7].
- Gérard Desargues's professions included engineer[8].
- Gérard Desargues's professions included military personnel[9].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was geometry[15].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was mathematics[16].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was architecture[17].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was projective geometry[18].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was stereotomy[19].
- Gérard Desargues's field of work was linear perspective[20].
- A notable work attributed to Gérard Desargues is Brouillon project d'une atteinte aux evenemens des rencontres d'une cone avec un plan[21].
- A notable work attributed to Gérard Desargues is Desargues' theorem[22].
- A notable work attributed to Gérard Desargues is Q19717056[23].
- A notable work attributed to Gérard Desargues is Desargues graph[24].
- A notable work attributed to Gérard Desargues is Desargues configuration[25].
- Gérard Desargues was a member of Académie Le Pailleur[26].
- Gérard Desargues is recorded as male[27].
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Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include Lyon[2], a commune of France[28], in France[29] and Kingdom of France[11], a sovereign state[30], in Kingdom of France[31], founded in 0987[32]. Recorded date of birth include February 21, 1591[3] and January 1, 1591[12].
Career and Affiliations
Recorded occupations include mathematician[6], architect[7], engineer[8], and military personnel[9]. Fields of work include geometry[15], a branch of mathematics[33]; mathematics[16], an academic discipline[34]; architecture[17], an academic discipline[35]; projective geometry[18]; stereotomy[19], an architectural technology[36], in Malta[37]; and linear perspective[20], an artistic concept[38].
Works and Contributions
Notable works include Brouillon project d'une atteinte aux evenemens des rencontres d'une cone avec un plan[21]; Desargues' theorem[22], a theorem[39]; Q19717056[23], a theorem[40]; Desargues graph[24], an undirected graph[41]; and Desargues configuration[25], a mathematical concept[42]. Things named for Gérard Desargues include Desargues' theorem[43], a theorem[44]; Desargues graph[45], an undirected graph[46]; Desargues configuration[47], a mathematical concept[48]; and Desargues[49], an impact crater[50].
Death and Burial
Recorded date of death include October 9, 1661[5] and January 1, 1661[13]. Gérard Desargues died in Lyon[4].
Why It Matters
Gérard Desargues ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (285 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]
Entities named for him include Desargues' theorem[43], a theorem[44]; Desargues graph[45], an undirected graph[46]; Desargues configuration[47], a mathematical concept[48]; and Desargues[49], an impact crater[50].
FAQs
Where was Gérard Desargues born?
Born in Lyon[2], Gérard Desargues…
Where did Gérard Desargues die?
Gérard Desargues died in Lyon[4].
What did Gérard Desargues do for work?
Gérard Desargues worked as mathematician[6], architect[7], engineer[8], and military personnel[9].