René Descartes (jan 1, 2 – jan 1, 1596)
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René Descartes was a French philosopher, scientist, and mathematician, widely considered a seminal figure in the emergence of modern philosophy and science. Mathematics was central to his method of inquiry, and he connected the previously separate fields of geometry and algebra into analytic geometry.Added to timeline:
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jan 1, 2
jan 1, 1596
~ 1595 years