Historical FigureMale
Abraham de Moivre
1667 – 1754
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAbraham de Moivre was a French mathematician known for de Moivre's formula, a formula that links complex numbers and trigonometry, and for his work on the normal distribution and probability theory.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
May 26, 1667
Vitry-le-François
Date of death
November 27, 1754
London
Citizenship
France
Occupations & fields
mathematicianstatisticianastronomer
Notable works
de Moivre's formulaDe mensura sortis, seu, de probabilitate eventuum in ludis a casu fortuito pendentibus
- Field and occupation
- francouzský matematik žijící větší část svého života v Anglii
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