Mathematician:Jan de Witt

Mathematician

Dutch mathematician and statesman who wrote on geometry and finance.

Nationality

Dutch

History

• Born: 24 September 1625 in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic
• Died: 20 August 1672 in The Hague, Dutch Republic

Publications

• 1659-61: Elementa curvarum linearum

• 1671: Waerdye van lyfrenten naer proportie van losrenten ("The Worth of Life Annuities Compared to Redemption Bonds")

Also known as

Also known as Johan de Witt.

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "Jan de Witt": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): conic (conic section)