Robert Simson

Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.

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Who was born first?

• Robert Simson and Nicolaus I Bernoulli were born the same year
• Robert Simson and Johann Heinrich Schulze were born the same year
• Robert Simson was born 1 year before Willem 's Gravesande
• Robert Simson was born 1 year before Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
• Robert Simson was born 2 years after Brook Taylor

Timeline

1. Brook TaylorAugust 18, 1685 – December 29, 1731
2. Johann Heinrich SchulzeMay 12, 1687 – October 10, 1744
3. Nicolaus I BernoulliOctober 21, 1687 – November 29, 1759
4. Robert Simson (this page)October 14, 1687 – October 1, 1768
5. Joseph-Nicolas DelisleApril 4, 1688 – September 11, 1768
6. Willem 's GravesandeSeptember 26, 1688 – February 28, 1742

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