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Blaise Pascal

French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662).

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Lived39 years1623–1662

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Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher. Born on 19 June 1623 in birth house of Blaise Pascal, Pascal died on 19 August 1662 in Paris at the age of 39.

Notable works include Pensées, Lettres provinciales and Traité des Sinus du Quart de Cercle.

With a Wikipedia article in 195 languages, Blaise Pascal is No. 2,853 in the People and Position Index.

Born
19 June 1623, birth house of Blaise Pascal
Died
19 August 1662, Paris (aged 39)
Country
Kingdom of France
Known as
Mathematician, philosopher, theologian
Field
Science
Languages
Latin, French
Wikipedia editions
195

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39

Lived to 39.

19 Jun

Shares a birthday with Muammar Gaddafi and Aung San Suu Kyi.

195

Has a Wikipedia article in 195 languages.

Computed from the Index and Wikidata.

Connections

Blaise Pascal
  • FatherÉtienne Pascal
  • MotherAntoinette Begon
  • SiblingJacqueline Pascal
  • SiblingGilberte Périer

Notable works

Notable works

  • Pensées
  • Lettres provinciales
  • Traité des Sinus du Quart de Cercle
  • Récit de la grande expérience de l'équilibre des liqueurs 1648
  • Écrits sur la grâce
  • Traité du triangle arithmétique
  • New experiments with the vacuum
  • Pascal's pyramid
  • Pascal's Wager
  • Triangle of Pascal

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