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Pierre de Fermat (born August 17, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France—died January 12, 1665, Castres) was a French mathematician who is often called the founder of the modern theory of numbers. Together with René Descartes, Fermat was one of the two leading mathematicians of the first half of the 17th century.
The French mathematician Pierre de Fermat(1601-1665) was possibly the most productive mathematician of his era, making many contributions, some of which were to calculus, number theory, and the law of refraction.
Pierre de Fermat (French: [pjɛʁ də fɛʁma]; between 31 October and 6 December 1607 [a] – 12 January 1665) was a French mathematician who is given credit for early developments that led to infinitesimal calculus, including his technique of adequality.
Pierre de Fermat, one of the prominent mathematicians of the 17th century, is better known for his contribution towards development of infinitesimal calculus. He was also a lawyer in terms of profession at the Parliament of Toulouse. Pierre de Fermat was born in 1601 in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France. He is believed to be of Gascogne origin.
Arguably the greatest French mathematician of 17th century, Fermat was instrumental in giving impetus, together with Pascal, to the theory of probability. Fermat, of Basque origin, was born at Beaumont-de-Lomagne, near Mon
Fermat, of Basque origin, was born at Beaumont-de-Lomagne, near Mon- tauban in Gascony, the son of Dominique Fermat, second consul of the town, and his wife Franc¸oise de Cazelneuve.
Pierre de Fermat married his mother’s cousin, Louise de Long, on 1 June 1631. The couple had five children: two sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Clément-Samuel, also became a lawyer and inherited his office upon his death; he also published his father’s mathematical papers later on.
