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Simon Stevin
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Simon Stevin was a male mathematician, engineer, physicist, and astronomer born in Bruges in 1548. A citizen of the Habsburg Netherlands, he worked in Antwerp, Bruges, Leiden, and The Hague. His professional interests included mathematics, mechanics, invention, and architecture. He wrote in Dutch and French, with Dutch as his native language.
Stevin died in The Hague in 1620. His works are held in the collections of the Nationalmuseum, the Hendrik Conscience Heritage Library, and Ghent University Library. He is described in the Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek.
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Key facts
- Born
- 1548, Bruges, Habsburg Netherlands
- Died
- 1620 (aged 71 – 72), The Hague?
- Alma mater
- Leiden University
- Occupations
- Mathematician scientist music theorist
- Known for
- Decimal fractions , Delft tower experiment , Intermediate value theorem , Stevin's law
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Simon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Habsburg Netherlands
- Place of birth
- Bruges
- Place of death
- The Hague
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Dutch
- Field of work
- urban design
- Image
- Simon-stevin.jpeg
- Work location
- Bruges
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- Commons category
- Simon Stevin
- date of birth
- 1548-00-00
- name in native language
- Simon Stevin
- date of death
- 1620-00-00
- has works in the collection
- Ghent University Library
- Commons Creator page
- Simon Stevin
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Of Mice and Men
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Works in European collections
3 objects attributed to Simon Stevin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · Français
Simon Stevin (en néerlandais : [ˈsimɔn ˈsteːvɪn]), né probablement en 1548 à Bruges, et mort en 1620 à Leyde, est un comptable, puis mathématicien, mécanicien, inventeur et ingénieur, et enfin à la fois militaire du génie et gestionnaire des finances, conseiller technique et fondateur d'une école d'ingénieur. Né en Flandre (Pays-Bas des Habsbourg), ce savant défenseur du néerlandais est un des célèbres émigrés flamands de Hollande.
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