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Gérard Desargues

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Gérard Desargues

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Also known as Girard Desargues, Gaspard Desargues, Gerard Desargues, Jerar Dezarq

French mathematician and engineer

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Gérard Desargues was a French mathematician, architect, engineer, and military personnel. Born in Lyon, Kingdom of France, he worked in Paris and Lyon. His fields of work included geometry, mathematics, architecture, and projective geometry. He was associated with the Baroque movement in architecture.

Desargues is noted for works such as Desargues' theorem, the Desargues graph, and the Desargues configuration. His published writings include *Maniere vniverselle de Mr. Desargves, pour pratiquer la perspective par petit-pied, comme le geometral* and *Oeuvres de Desargues*. He died in Lyon.

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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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5 total works indexed

  1. Array programming with NumPy

    · 2020 · cited 23,455x

  2. Hybrid porous solids: past, present, future

    · 2008 · cited 5,639x

  3. Gut microbiome influences efficacy of PD-1–based immunotherapy against epithelial tumors

    · 2018 · cited 5,035x

  4. Natural products in drug discovery: advances and opportunities

    · 2021 · cited 4,802x

  5. Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    · 2016 · cited 4,417x

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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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Kingdom of France
Place of birth
Kingdom of France
Place of death
Lyon
Occupation
military personnel
Languages spoken
French
Notable work
Desargues configuration
Field of work
architecture
Movement
Baroque
Image
Girard Desargues by Théobald Chartran (c. 1855) (cropped).jpg
Work location
Lyon
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Girard Desargues
date of birth
1591-01-01
date of death
1661-01-01
name in native language
Girard Desargues
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Encyclopedic overview

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)

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