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Adriaan van Roomen
1561-09-29 – 1615-05-04
Life & Legacy
Adriaan van Roomen (29 September 1561 – 4 May 1615), also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a mathematician, professor of medicine and medical astrologer from the Duchy of Brabant in the Habsburg Netherlands who was active throughout Central Europe in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. As a mathematician he worked in algebra, trigonometry and geometry; and on the decimal expansion of pi. He solved the Problem of Apollonius using a new method that involved intersecting hyperbolas. He also wrote on the Gregorian calendar reform.
Occupation & Career
mathematician, professor, astronomer, personal physician, university teacher, writer, physician
Education
University of Cologne; Old University of Leuven
Faith & Community
Catholicism
Legacy Highlights
Church
Catholicism
Employer
Old University of Leuven · University of Würzburg
Education & Institutions
Old University of Leuven · University of Cologne
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