René Descartes
1596–1650
French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist (1596–1650)
astronomer · naturalist · writer
Born in Descartes
Contemporaries
People who walked the earth at the same time as René Descartes:
- William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
- Galileo Galilei (1564–1642)
- Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616)
- Molière (1622–1673)
- John Locke (1632–1704)
- Rembrandt (1606–1669)
- Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
- Francis Bacon (1561–1626)
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