Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He became the director of the Académie des Sciences and the first president of the Prussian Academy of Science, at the invitation of Frederick the Great.

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Who was born first?

• Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis and Pierre Bouguer were born the same year
• Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis and Charles François de Cisternay du Fay were born the same year
• Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis and Colin MacLaurin were born the same year
• Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was born 1 year after Christine Kirch
• Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was born 2 years before Daniel Bernoulli

Timeline

1. Christine KirchApril 1697 – May 6, 1782
2. Charles François de Cisternay du FaySeptember 14, 1698 – July 16, 1739
3. Colin MacLaurinFebruary 1698 – June 14, 1746
4. Pierre BouguerFebruary 16, 1698 – August 15, 1758
5. Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (this page)September 28, 1698 – July 27, 1759
6. Daniel BernoulliFebruary 8, 1700 – March 17, 1782

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