Famous French Mathematicians

Birthdate: March 31, 1596

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Descartes, France

Died: February 11, 1650

René Descartes, the father of modern philosophy, laid down the idea of rationalism, later followed by Spinoza and Leibniz. Descartes also contributed to the field of analytical geometry and led to the Cartesian coordinate system being named after him. His Meditations on First Philosophy is still taught at many universities.