Mathematician:Claude Perrault

Mathematician
French architect, best known for his participation in the design of the east façade of the Louvre in Paris.

Also achieved success as a physician and anatomist, and as an author.

Wrote treatises on physics and natural history.

The first to investigate the tractrix, which he did in $1670$.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 25 September 1613 in Paris
 * Died: 9 October 1688 in Paris

Publications

 * Oeuvres diverses de Physique et de Mecanique