Mathematician:Claude Perrault
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Mathematician
French architect, best known for his participation in the design of the east façade of the Louvre in Paris.
Also achieved success as a physician and anatomist, and as an author.
Wrote treatises on physics and natural history.
The first to investigate the tractrix, which he did in $1670$.
Nationality
French
History
- Born: 25 September 1613 in Paris
- Died: 9 October 1688 in Paris
Publications
- Oeuvres diverses de Physique et de Mecanique