Guillaume de l'Hôpital

Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital was a French mathematician. His name is firmly associated with l'Hôpital's rule for calculating limits involving indeterminate forms 0/0 and ∞/∞.

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Who was born first?

• Guillaume de l'Hôpital was born 1 year after Johann Kuhnau
• Guillaume de l'Hôpital was born 1 year after Friedrich Hoffmann
• Guillaume de l'Hôpital was born 2 years after David Gregory
• Guillaume de l'Hôpital was born 2 years after Georg Ernst Stahl
• Guillaume de l'Hôpital was born 3 years before Nicolas Fatio de Duillier

Timeline

1. David GregoryJune 3, 1659 – October 10, 1708
2. Georg Ernst StahlOctober 21, 1659 – May 14, 1734
3. Friedrich HoffmannFebruary 19, 1660 – November 12, 1742
4. Johann KuhnauApril 6, 1660 – June 5, 1722
5. Guillaume de l'Hôpital (this page)1661 – February 2, 1704
6. Nicolas Fatio de DuillierFebruary 16, 1664 – May 10, 1753

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