Mathematician:Andrea Tacquet

Mathematician

Flemish Jesuit who wrote some popular teaching works.

Nationality

Flemish

History

• Born: 23 June 1612 in Antwerp, Dutch Republic (now Belgium)
• Died: 22 December 1660 in Antwerp, Dutch Republic (now Belgium)

Publications

• 1651: Cylindricorum et Annularium ("On Cylinders and Rings")
• 1654: Elementa Geometriae ("Elements of Geometry"), a translation of Euclid's The Elements with some work by Archimedes
• 1669: Opera Mathematica

Also known as

Also known as André Tacquet and Andrew Tacquet.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Andrea Tacquet": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive