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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis — Age & Birthday

Born: 17 July 1698 · Died: 27 July 1759 · Age at death: 61

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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis died aged 61. He was born on 17 July 1698 and died on 27 July 1759.

French polymath who headed the Prussian Academy of Sciences

Did you know?He led an expedition to Lapland to measure a degree of the meridian, proving that the Earth is flattened at the poles.

Pierre Louis Moreau de Maupertuis (French:; 1698 – 27 July 1759) was a French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters. He became the director of the Académie des Sciences and the first president of the Prussian Academy of Science, at the invitation of Frederick the Great.

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Age at death: 61
Years since death: 267

Born: July 17, 1698 · Saint-Malo, France
Died: July 27, 1759
Nationality: French
Known for: Science, Philosophy, Military

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Father: René Moreau de Maupertuis

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