Science · Early Modern

René Descartes

1596 to 1650 · born in Descartes, France

French philosopher and mathematician (1596–1650)

Explore René Descartes on Histiphy

• Who was alive when René Descartes was born?
• The world in 1596: borders and people
• Everyone born on March 31 in history
• Historical figures born in France
• Interactive timeline of history

Other notable Science figures

• Isaac Newton (1642 to 1727)
• Galileo Galilei (1564 to 1642)
• Charles Darwin (1809 to 1882)
• Albert Einstein (1879 to 1955)
• Nikola Tesla (1856 to 1943)
• Marie Curie (1867 to 1934)

Source: Wikipedia (text CC BY-SA 4.0).