François Viète
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 422 years ago |
| Born | Fontenay-le-Comte |
| France | |
| Date of died | February 23,1603 |
| Died | Paris |
| France | |
| Nationality | French |
| Books | Opera mathematica: Recognita Francisci à Schooten |
| Francisci Vietae Opera Mathematica Ed 1646 | |
| The analytic art | |
| Francisci Vietæi Vniversalivm Inspectionvm Ad Canonem Mathematicvm Liber Singularis | |
| Parents | Etienne Viète |
| Marguerite Dupont | |
| Job | Mathematician |
| Education | University of Poitiers |
| Known for | New algebra ; Vieta's formulas; Viète's formula |
| Influenc | Pierre de Fermat; René Descartes |
| Date of birth | January 1,1540 |
| Influencees | René Descartes |
| Pierre de Fermat | |
| Frans van Schooten | |
| Influence | Pierre de Fermat |
| Gerolamo Cardano | |
| Petrus Ramus | |
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| ID | 1519928 |
François Viète Life story
François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière, commonly known by his mononym, Vieta, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to his innovative use of letters as parameters in equations.