Charles René Reyneau is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Charles René Reyneau as French mathematician.
Charles René Reyneau was born at Brissac in 1656. His recorded nationality is France.
The seventeenth century produced the calculus and with it a dispute over priority that shaped mathematics for a century.
His academic posts were held at University of Angers.
Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
That the work was done from France matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Charles René Reyneau died in 1728, aged 72. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Angers
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