Which Happened First?

Michel Rolle

Michel Rolle
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Michel Rolle was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He is also the co-inventor in Europe of Gaussian elimination (1690).

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Denis PapinAugust 22, 1647 – August 26, 1713
  2. Vincenzo CoronelliAugust 16, 1650 – December 9, 1718
  3. Ehrenfried Walther von TschirnhausApril 10, 1651 – October 11, 1708
  4. Michel Rolle (this page)April 21, 1652 – November 8, 1719
  5. Pierre Varignon1654 – December 23, 1722
  6. Edmond HalleyNovember 8, 1656 – January 25, 1742

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