Paul de Clermont
French mathematician and military engineer (17th century)
About Paul de Clermont
Lived 1601 – 1701 (aged 99–100). Paul de Clermont was a French mathematician, engineer, military personnel, professor, soldier and military officer.
Paul de Clermont was a 17th-century French mathematician and military engineer.
His book about practical geometry, La geometrie pratique de l'ingenieur, ou L'art de mesurer (1693), was a reference work reprinted for 60 years.
Clermont served in the French Army as artillery commissary in Strasbourg.
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Who was Paul de Clermont?
French mathematician and military engineer (17th century)
When was Paul de Clermont born?
Paul de Clermont was born in 1601.
When did Paul de Clermont die?
Paul de Clermont died in 1701.
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Paul de Clermont was a mathematician, engineer, military personnel, professor, soldier and military officer.
What nationality was Paul de Clermont?
Paul de Clermont was French.
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