Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1591
- Died
- 1661
- Works
- 23
Top works
- Maniere vniverselle de Mr. Desargves, pour pratiquer la perspective par petit-pied, comme le geometral
- Mr. De Sargves universal way of dyaling
- La pratiqve dv trait a prevves
- Algemeene manier van de Hr. Desargues
- Oeuvres de Desargues
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1591-02-21 ) 21 February 1591, Lyon , France
- Died
- September 1661 (aged 70), Lyon, France
- Known for
- Desarguesian plane , non-Desarguesian plane , Desargues's theorem , Desargues graph , Desargues configuration , Desargues (crater)
- Fields
- Mathematics
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Key dates
- Born
Article
Girard Desargues ( French: [ʒiʁaʁ dezaʁɡ]; 21 February 1591 – September 1661) was a French mathematician and engineer, who is considered one of the founders of projective geometry. Desargues's theorem, the Desargues graph, and the crater Desargues on the Moon are named in his honour.
Pratique du trait a preuves (1643)