Simon Stevin
Mathematician, Inventor
1548 – 1620
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Who was Simon Stevin?
Simon Stevin was a Flemish mathematician and military engineer. He was active in a great many areas of science and engineering, both theoretical and practical. He also translated various mathematical terms into Dutch, making it one of the few European languages in which the word for mathematics, wiskunde, was not derived from Greek.
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- Born
- 1548
Bruges - Also known as
- Стевин, Симон
- Nationality
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- Profession
- Education
- Leiden University
- Lived in
- Bruges
- Died
- 1620
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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