Pierre de Fermat (/ fɜːrˈmɑː /; [2] French: [pjɛʁ də fɛʁma]; 17 August 1601 [a] – 12 January 1665) was a French magistrate, polymath, and above all mathematician who is given credit for early …

Pierre de Fermat (born August 17, 1601, Beaumont-de-Lomagne, France—died January 12, 1665, Castres) was a French mathematician who is often called the founder of the modern theory of numbers.

Aug 17, 2011 · Pierre de Fermat was a French lawyer and government official most remembered for his work in number theory; in particular for Fermat's Last Theorem. He is also important in the …

Jun 10, 2025 · Pierre de Fermat (1607–1665), the eminent French mathematician best known for formulating Fermat’s Last Theorem and foundational contributions to analytic geometry, probability, …

Mar 11, 2025 · Pierre de Fermat, a 17th-century French lawyer, occupies a rare place in the pantheon of mathematical giants. Born in 1601 (or possibly 1607, as records vary) in Beaumont-de-Lomagne, he …

Pierre de Fermat (1607–1665) was a French mathematician, lawyer, and polymath whose profound contributions transformed the landscape of mathematics. Often regarded as one of the founders of …

Pierre de Fermat was a lawyer by occupation, but possessed one of the greatest mathematical minds of the seventeenth century. He made major contributions to geometric optics, modern number theory, …

Fermat discovered analytic geometry simultaneously with Descartes, though the two men worked independently. Fermat’s distaste for publication robbed him of credit for this achievement, as well as …

Pierre de Fermat is known more for his contributions to number theory than his contributions to probability theory. For example, one of his major contributions is known as Fermat's Last Theorem, …

Mar 8, 2024 · Summary. Arguably the greatest French mathematician of the 17th century, Fermat was instrumental in giving impetus, with Pascal, to the theory of probability. Fermat, of Basque origin, was …