Johan de Witt

Johan de Witt was a Dutch statesman and mathematician who was a major political figure during the First Stadtholderless Period, when flourishing global trade in a period of rapid European colonial expansion made the Dutch a leading trading and seafaring power in Europe, commonly referred to as the Dutch Golden Age.

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Who was born first?

• Johan de Witt and Giovanni Domenico Cassini were born the same year
• Johan de Witt and Rasmus Bartholin were born the same year
• Johan de Witt was born 1 year before Pietro Mengoli
• Johan de Witt was born 2 years after Blaise Pascal
• Johan de Witt was born 2 years after William Petty

Timeline

1. Blaise PascalJune 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662
2. William PettyMay 26, 1623 – December 16, 1687
3. Giovanni Domenico CassiniJune 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712
4. Johan de Witt (this page)September 24, 1625 – August 20, 1672
5. Rasmus BartholinAugust 13, 1625 – November 4, 1698
6. Pietro Mengoli1626 – June 7, 1686

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