Pierre de Fermat Birthday

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Pierre de Fermat was born on 17 August, 1601

French mathematician and lawyer known for his work that lead to the development of infinitesimal calculus. He made important contributions to number theory, analytics geometry, probability and optics. He is most famous for Fermat’s principle and Fermat’s Last Theorem. His year of birth is a matter of debate and could have been 1607.