Mathematician:Pieter Nieuwland

Mathematician
Dutch nautical scientist, chemist, mathematician and poet.

Has been called the Dutch.

Known for finding the largest cube that can pass through a hole in a unit cube.

Nationality
Dutch

History

 * Born: 5 November 1764 in Diemermeer
 * Died: 14 November 1794 in Leiden

Publications

 * 1793: Zeevaart-kunde