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Abraham de Moivre

Abraham de Moivre
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Abraham de Moivre was a French mathematician known for de Moivre's formula, a formula that links complex numbers and trigonometry, and for his work on the normal distribution and probability theory.

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  1. Abraham de Moivre (this page)May 26, 1667 – November 27, 1754
  2. Giovanni Girolamo SaccheriSeptember 1667 – October 25, 1733
  3. Johann BernoulliJuly 27, 1667 – January 1, 1748
  4. John ArbuthnotApril 29, 1667 – February 27, 1735
  5. William WhistonDecember 9, 1667 – August 22, 1752
  6. Herman BoerhaaveDecember 31, 1668 – September 23, 1738

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