ProofWiki:Mathematicians/Johannes van Waveren Hudde
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Johannes Hudde, also rendered Johannes Hudde, was Dutch mathematician, who was also at one time the mayor of Amsterdam and governor of the Dutch East India Company.
Organised the regulation of the waterways of Amsterdam, in the process making major steps towards improvements in sanitation.
Collaborated on a translation into Latin of La Géométrie by René Descartes.
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Nationality
Dutch
History
- Born: 23 April 1628, Amsterdam, Holland (now Netherlands)
- Died: 15 April 1704, Amsterdam, Holland (now Netherlands)
Theorems and Definitions
Books and Papers
- 1661: Translation into Latin of La Géométrie by René Descartes (with Johan de Witt and Hendrik van Heuraet)
Also see
- John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Johannes van Waveren Hudde": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
- Allan Clark: Elements of Abstract Algebra (1971)... (previous)... (next): Introduction
