When is Blaise Pascal's birthday?

Blaise Pascal's birthday is June 19. He was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.

How old was Blaise Pascal when he died?

Blaise Pascal died on August 19, 1662, aged 39.

Who shares a birthday with Blaise Pascal?

Famous people who share Blaise Pascal's June 19 birthday include Aung San Suu Kyi, Boris Johnson, Salman Rushdie, Ayman al-Zawahiri and James VI and I.

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Blaise Pascal — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 19 June 1623 · Died: 19 August 1662 · Age: 39

French mathematician and philosopher who built an early mechanical calculator, pioneered probability theory and wrote the Pensées

Did you know?He converted to a religious life after a carriage accident and began writing influential works on theology.

Quick facts

Date of birth19 June 1623
Date of death19 August 1662
Age at death39
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceClermont-Ferrand, France
Occupationmathematician, philosopher, theologian

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Pascal packed a remarkable range of achievements into a short life of just 39 years. As a teenager he built one of the first mechanical calculators to help his father, a tax official, with his sums. He made important discoveries about air pressure and vacuums, and the scientific unit of pressure, the pascal, is named after him. With Pierre de Fermat, he laid the foundations of probability theory, originally to answer questions about gambling. His later writings, collected as the Pensées, include 'Pascal's wager', a famous argument for believing in God.

Key Milestones

1642: Invents the Pascaline calculator
1654: Lays the foundations of probability with Fermat
1656: Begins the Provincial Letters
1670: His Pensées are published posthumously

Blaise Pascal (19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher, and Catholic writer. Pascal was a child prodigy who was educated by his father Étienne Pascal, a tax collector in Rouen.

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“The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.”

— Blaise Pascal, Pensées, 1670

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Blaise Pascal: Mathematician and Philosopher

French mathematician and philosopher, born 1623

Blaise Pascal was born in Clermont-Ferrand on 19 June 1623.

He built one of the first mechanical calculators.

He founded probability theory with Pierre de Fermat.

His Pensées were published after his death.

Career highlights

1642Pascaline: calculator
1648Puy de Dôme: air pressure
1654Probability: with Fermat
1656Provincial Letters: published
1670Pensées: posthumous

Did you know?The SI unit of pressure, the pascal, is named after him.

Age at death: 39
Years since death: 364

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Father: Étienne Pascal
Mother: Antoinette Begon

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When is Blaise Pascal's birthday?: Blaise Pascal's birthday is June 19. He was born on June 19, 1623 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
How old was Blaise Pascal when he died?: Blaise Pascal died on August 19, 1662, aged 39.
Who shares a birthday with Blaise Pascal?: Famous people who share Blaise Pascal's June 19 birthday include Aung San Suu Kyi, Boris Johnson, Salman Rushdie, Ayman al-Zawahiri and James VI and I.

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