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Francois Viete

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Birthplace: Fontenay Le Comte, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
Death: February 23, 1603 (61-62)
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Son of Etienne Viete

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About Francois Viete

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%c3%a7ois_Vi%c3%a8te

François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (Latin: Franciscus Vieta; 1540 – 23 February 1603) was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to its innovative use of letters as parameters in equations. He was a lawyer by trade, and served as a privy councillor to both Henry III and Henry IV of France.

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Francois Viete's Timeline

1541
1541
Fontenay Le Comte, Vendee, Pays de la Loire, France
1603
February 23, 1603
Age 62
Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France