About Jean de Beaugrand
Lived 1584 – 1640 (aged 55–56). Jean de Beaugrand was a French mathematician.
A lineographic representation of the arms of the Dauphin of France. The arms were created by Jean de Beaugrand in 1604.
Jean de Beaugrand (1584 – 22 December 1640) was the foremost French lineographer of the seventeenth century. Though born in Mulhouse (then part of the Old Swiss Confederacy), de Beaugrand moved to Paris in 1581. He also worked as a mathematician and published works on geostatics. He is credited with naming the cycloid. He lived and worked in Paris as an artist until his death in 1640.
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Who was Jean de Beaugrand?
French painter (1584-1640)
When was Jean de Beaugrand born?
Jean de Beaugrand was born in 1584 in Alsace, Paris.
When did Jean de Beaugrand die?
Jean de Beaugrand died on 22 December 1640 in Paris.
What was Jean de Beaugrand's occupation?
Jean de Beaugrand was a mathematician.
What nationality was Jean de Beaugrand?
Jean de Beaugrand was French.
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