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“Et peut-être la posterité me saura gré de lui avoir fait connaître que les Anciens n’ont pas tout su. (And perhaps, posterity will thank me for having shown that the ancients did not know everything.)”

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Pierre de Fermat
Pierre de Fermat

Pierre de Fermat, a French lawyer and mathematician, was born on August 17, 1601, in Bordeaux, France, and died on January 12, 1665. Known for his contributions to mathematics, particularly in number theory and probability, Fermat's work has had a profound impact on the development of mathematics. more

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