Jean Le Rond d'Alembert — Age, Birthday & Biography
Born: 16 November 1717 · Died: 29 October 1783 · Age at death: 65
How old was Jean Le Rond d'Alembert when he died?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert died aged 65. He was born on 16 November 1717 and died on 29 October 1783.
French mathematician and philosopher who co-edited the Encyclopédie with Diderot and solved the wave equation
Did you know?As an infant, he was abandoned on the steps of a Parisian church and was named after the building where he was found.
Quick facts
Date of birth16 November 1717
Date of death29 October 1783
Age at death65
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceParis, France
Occupationphilosopher, mathematician, physicist
Editor's Take:
Jean le Rond d'Alembert rose from the steps of a church to the heart of the French Enlightenment. He was abandoned as a newborn outside the Paris church of Saint-Jean-le-Rond, which gave him his name. Raised by a glazier's wife, he was quietly supported by his father, an officer. He became a brilliant mathematician, publishing a key treatise on dynamics at 25. He derived the wave equation for vibrating strings. With Denis Diderot he co-edited the great Encyclopédie and wrote its famous preface. D'Alembert's principle is still used in physics.
Key Milestones
1741: Academy of Sciences – elected
1743: Treatise on Dynamics – book
1747: Wave equation – derived
1751: Encyclopédie – preface
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert ( DAL-əm-BAIR; French:; 16 November 1717 – 29 October 1783) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. Until 1759 he was, together with Denis Diderot, a co-editor of the Encyclopédie.
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's birthday is November 16. He was born on November 16, 1717 in Paris, France.
How old was Jean Le Rond d'Alembert when he died?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert died on October 29, 1783, aged 65.
Who shares a birthday with Jean Le Rond d'Alembert?
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