Mathematician:Jean Leurechon

Mathematician

French Jesuit priest, astronomer and mathematician, known for inventing the Pigeonhole Principle and naming the thermometer.

Nationality

French

History

• Born: 15 May 1591 in Bar-le-Duc, France
• Died: 17 January 1670 in Pont-à-Mousson

Theorems and Definitions

• Pigeonhole Principle

Publications

• 1622: Selectæ Propositiones in Tota Sparsim Mathematica Pulcherrimæ

• 1624: Believed to be the author of Récréations Mathématiques under the alias Henry van Etten

Also known as

His surname is sometimes seen presented as Leurochon.

Believed to be the actual author behind the name Henry van Etten or Henrik van Etten.

However, it is also disputed that Henry van Etten was a separate person, a student of Leurechon.

Sources

• 1992: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Henry van Etten