Jean-Victor Poncelet

1788 – 1867 France

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Who was Jean-Victor Poncelet?

French engineer and mathematician (1788-1867)

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Jean-Victor Poncelet (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

Metz

Died

1867

Paris

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Cancer

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