Marin Mersenne
1588–1648
French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics" (1588-1648)
astronomer · physicist · mathematician
Born in Oizé
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as Marin Mersenne:
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
- René Descartes (1596–1650)
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)
- Molière (1622–1673)
- John Locke (1632–1704)
- Rembrandt (1606–1669)
- Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
See everyone who was alive in 1590 · 1600 · 1610 · 1620 · 1630 · 1640.