Abraham de Moivre
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Abraham de Moivre was a French mathematician who lived from 1667 to 1754 and made important contributions to mathematics during the 17th and 18th centuries. His work remains significant in mathematics, though the specific details of his major achievements would require further study to appreciate fully.
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- Born
- 1667
- Died
- 1754
- Works
- 12
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Abraham de Moivre ( French pronunciation: [abʁaam də mwavʁ]; 26 May 1667 – 27 November 1754) was a French mathematician known for de Moivre's formula, a formula that links complex numbers and trigonometry, and for his work on the normal distribution and probability theory.
He moved to England at a young age due to the religious persecution of Huguenots in France which reached a climax in 1685 with the Edict of Fontainebleau. He was a friend of Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, and James Stirling. Among his fellow Huguenot exiles in England, he was a colleague of the editor and translator Pierre des Maizeaux.
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1667 births1754 deaths17th-century French mathematicians18th-century French mathematiciansAbraham de MoivreFrench emigrants to EnglandFrench fellows of the Royal SocietyFrench probability theoristsFrench statisticiansMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesPeople from Champagne (province)