About Jean-Jacques de Marguerie
Lived 1742 – 1779 (aged 37). Jean-Jacques de Marguerie was a French mathematician and naval officer.
Jean-Jacques de Marguerie (12 April 1742 in Mondeville – 6 July 1779 in Grenada) was a French naval officer and mathematician.
Life He began his studies at the collège at Caen, discovering Euclid's Elements aged around 18 and soon moving to study mathematics alone. He made such progress in this area that the geometer Alexis Fontaine, whom he met in Paris, offered to become his patron. They edited several papers for the Académie des sciences.
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Who was Jean-Jacques de Marguerie?
French mathematician
When was Jean-Jacques de Marguerie born?
Jean-Jacques de Marguerie was born on 12 April 1742 in Mondeville.
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Jean-Jacques de Marguerie died on 6 July 1779 in Grenada.
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Jean-Jacques de Marguerie was a mathematician and naval officer.
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Jean-Jacques de Marguerie was French.
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