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Mathématician

FrenchBorn François PEYRARD

French mathematician, educator and librarian

Born on October 27, 1759 in Saint-Victor-Malescours, Haute-Loire , France

Died on November 3, 1822 in Paris , France

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Born in Velay (now Haute-Loire), he was a student at the Collège of Le Puy-en-Velay. Refusing to become priest, he first enrolled in the Gardes françaises in Paris. The notorious lack of discipline of this corps enables him to study "with the best teachers and well-known scientists" of Paris. He then started a career in 1786 as mathematics teacher. ...   Born in Velay (now Haute-Loire), he was a student at the Collège of Le Puy-en-Velay. Refusing to become priest, he first enrolled in the Gardes françaises in Paris. The notorious lack of discipline of this corps enables him to study "with the best teachers and well-known scientists" of Paris. He then started a career in 1786 as mathematics teacher.



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