Nicole Oresme
Philosopher, Author
1320 – 1382
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Who was Nicole Oresme?
Nicole Oresme, also known as Nicolas Oresme, Nicholas Oresme, or Nicolas d'Oresme, was a significant philosopher of the later Middle Ages. He wrote influential works on economics, mathematics, physics, astrology and astronomy, philosophy, and theology; was Bishop of Lisieux, a translator, a counselor of King Charles V of France, and probably one of the most original thinkers of the 14th century.
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- Born
- 1320
Fleury-sur-Orne - Also known as
- Nicholas Oresme
- Nicolas d'Oresme
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- College of Navarre
- University of Paris
- Lived in
- Orne
- Died
- Jul 11, 1382
Lisieux
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on July 23, 2013
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