Mathieu de la Porte (

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, 17th century - 1722) was a French mathematician.

Life

De la Porte was the son of a French merchant who had moved to the Netherlands. He moved back to France when he was 18 and recanted the Protestant faith. He joined the guild of the "maître écrivain" and taught

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