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[[File:Gaspard_Monge.jpg|thumb|Gaspard Monge.]]'''Gaspard Monge''', Comte de Péluse (French pronunciation: [gaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 | [[File:Gaspard_Monge.jpg|thumb|Gaspard Monge.]]'''Gaspard Monge''', Comte de Péluse (French pronunciation: [gaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French [[Mathematician (nonfiction)|mathematician]], the inventor of descriptive geometry (the mathematical basis of technical drawing), and the father of differential geometry. | ||
During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the École Polytechnique. | During the [[French Revolution (nonfiction)|French Revolution]] he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the École Polytechnique. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 21 April 2017
Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (French pronunciation: [gaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French mathematician, the inventor of descriptive geometry (the mathematical basis of technical drawing), and the father of differential geometry.
During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the École Polytechnique.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Gaspard Monge @ Wikipedia