Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
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Jean le Rond d'Alembert (1717–1783) | |||
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Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert; Jean Le Rond; Jean Le Rond D'Alembert; Jean Le Rond d' Alembert; D'Alembert | ||
Description | French philosopher, mathematician, physicist, musicologist, translator and writer | ||
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Location of birth/death | Paris | Paris | |
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Jean Le Rond d'Alembert (November 16, 1717 – October 29, 1783) was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist and philosopher. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie. D'Alembert's method for the wave equation is named after him.
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Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, 1777, by Catherine Lusurier