Gérard Desargues

Girard Desargues was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues's theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon are named in his honour.

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Who was born first?

• Gérard Desargues was born 1 year before Pierre Gassendi
• Gérard Desargues was born 1 year before Wilhelm Schickard
• Gérard Desargues was born 1 year before Johann Adam Schall von Bell
• Gérard Desargues was born 3 years after Marin Mersenne
• Gérard Desargues was born 3 years after Thomas Hobbes

Timeline

1. Marin MersenneSeptember 8, 1588 – September 1, 1648
2. Thomas HobbesApril 5, 1588 – December 4, 1679
3. Gérard Desargues (this page)February 21, 1591 – October 9, 1661
4. Johann Adam Schall von BellMay 1, 1592 – August 15, 1666
5. Pierre GassendiJanuary 22, 1592 – October 24, 1655
6. Wilhelm SchickardApril 22, 1592 – October 23, 1635

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• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
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• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716