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François Viète, Seigneur de la Bigotière (French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa vjɛt]; Latin: Franciscus Vieta; 1540 – 23 February 1603), commonly known by his mononym, Vieta, was a French mathematician whose work on new algebra was an important step towards modern algebra, due to his innovative use of letters as parameters in equations.
François Viète was a French amateur mathematician and astronomer who introduced the first systematic algebraic notation in his book In artem analyticam isagoge . He was also involved in deciphering codes.
François Viète (born 1540, Fontenay-le-Comte, France—died December 13, 1603, Paris) was a mathematician who introduced the first systematic algebraic notation and contributed to the theory of equations.
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May 23, 2018 · VIèTE, FRANçOIS. ( b. Fontenay-le-Comte, Poitou [now Vendèe], France, 1540; d. Paris, France, on February 1603), mathematics. Viète’s father, Étienne, was an attorney in Fontenay and notary at Le Busseau. His mother was Marguerite Dupont, daughter of Françoise Brison and thus a first cousin of Barnabé Brisson.
François Viète, ou François Viette [2], en latin Franciscus Vieta, est un mathématicien français, né à Fontenay-le-Comte [3] en 1540 et mort à Paris le 23 février 1603.
- 23 février 1603 (à environ 62 ans)Paris
- 1540Fontenay-le-Comte
- Université de Poitiers (1558-1559)
- Française
This article explores the innovative algebraic system of François Viète (1540–1603), who used geometric magnitudes of arbitrary dimension as unknowns and developed a new notation based on Greek equalities. It also examines the context and interpretation of his work in the sixteenth-century mathematical tradition.
François Viète (or Vieta, as he is often known by his latinized name) was born in 1540 in Fontenay-le-Comte, France. Educated in a cloister school, then at the University of Poitiers, he took up the practice of law in his home town.
