Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

1698 – 1759 France

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Who was Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis?

French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters

Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Born

September 28, 1698

Died

1759

Nationality

Zodiac Sign

Libra

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