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Philippe de La Hire

1640 - 1718

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Philippe de La Hire (or Lahire, La Hyre or Phillipe de La Hire) (18 March 1640 – 21 April 1718) was a French painter, mathematician, astronomer, and architect. According to Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle he was an "academy unto himself". He was born in Paris, the son of Laurent de La Hire, a distinguished artist and Marguerite Coquin. In 1660, he moved to Venice for four years to study painting. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Philippe de La Hire is the 398th most popular mathematician (up from 405th in 2019), the 2,572nd most popular biography from France (up from 2,800th in 2019) and the 65th most popular French Mathematician.

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Among MATHEMATICIANS

Among mathematicians, Philippe de La Hire ranks 398 out of 1,004. Before him are Carl Ludwig Siegel, William George Horner, Helmut Hasse, Qin Jiushao, Theon of Smyrna, and Thomas Fincke. After him are Bhāskara I, Rolf Nevanlinna, Peter Barlow, Anders Johan Lexell, Sal Khan, and Karl Menger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1640, Philippe de La Hire ranks 13. Before him are La Voisin, Gaspar Sanz, Aphra Behn, Antoine Coysevox, Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe, and Yohannes I. After him are Abraham Mignon, Jacques Ozanam, Mariana Alcoforado, Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Willem de Vlamingh, and Georg Mohr. Among people deceased in 1718, Philippe de La Hire ranks 8. Before him are Blackbeard, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, William Penn, Mary of Modena, Stede Bonnet, and Vincenzo Coronelli. After him are Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jacques Ozanam, Devlet II Giray, Jan Brokoff, and Margherita Maria Farnese.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe de La Hire ranks 2,572 out of 6,770. Before him are René Fonck (1894), John I, Duke of Brittany (1217), Sami Frey (1937), Marie-Gabrielle Capet (1761), Georges d'Amboise (1460), and Jean Eustache (1938). After him are Yann Arthus-Bertrand (1946), George Cœdès (1886), Tino Rossi (1907), Louis Lachenal (1921), Joseph Darnand (1897), and Géraud Duroc (1772).

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Among MATHEMATICIANS In France

Among mathematicians born in France, Philippe de La Hire ranks 65. Before him are René-Louis Baire (1874), Joseph Diez Gergonne (1771), Paul Émile Appell (1855), Antoine Gombaud (1607), Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac (1581), and Guillaume Postel (1510). After him are Jean Dieudonné (1906), Christian Kramp (1760), Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (1786), Gilles de Roberval (1602), Pierre Raymond de Montmort (1678), and Jacques Ozanam (1640).

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