Frans van Schooten, Dutch mathematician and academic (born 1615)

Frans van Schooten

Dutch mathematician (1615–1660)

Frans van Schooten Jr. also rendered as Franciscus van Schooten was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes. He translated La Géométrie in Latin and wrote commentaries and explanations to it. Because most contemporary…