When was Gaspard Monge born?

Gaspard Monge was born on 9 May 1746 in Beaune.

What positions has Gaspard Monge held?

Positions held by Gaspard Monge include: Peer of France (since 2 June 1815); president (1806–1807); president of the French Academy of Sciences (1802–1802); member of the Sénat conservateur (1799–1814); Member of the Council of Five Hundred (1798–1799).

Where did Gaspard Monge study?

Gaspard Monge was educated at Fénelon - La Trinité School.

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Gaspard Monge

French mathematician, inventor of descriptive geometry and father of differential geometry (1746-1818)

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Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse (French: [ɡaspaʁ mɔ̃ʒ kɔ̃t də pelyz]; 9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French mathematician, commonly presented as the inventor of descriptive geometry, (the mathematical basis of) technical drawing, and the father of differential geometry.

Quick facts

Born: 9 May 1746 wd
Place of birth: Beaune wd
Died: 28 July 1818 wd
Place of death: Paris wd
Citizenship: France wd
Occupation: mathematician, politician, physicist, university teacher, engineer, chemist wd
Political party: Society of 1789 (since 1790) wd
Education: Fénelon - La Trinité School wd
Spouse: Marie-Catherine Monge wd

Positions held wd

Peer of France (since 2 June 1815)
president (1806–1807)
president of the French Academy of Sciences (1802–1802)
member of the Sénat conservateur (1799–1814)
Member of the Council of Five Hundred (1798–1799)
director (1798–1800)
director (1797–1798)
Minister of the French Navy (10 August 1792 – 10 April 1793)

Awards wd

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour (1803)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion (1813)
Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy) (1805)
72 names on the Eiffel Tower

About

He contributed alongside chemist Claude Louis Berthollet, chemist and physician Jean-Antoine Chaptal, and polymath Pierre-Simon Laplace to the establishment of Arts et Métiers ParisTech.

During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found, with Lamblardie and Lazare Carnot, the École Polytechnique, France's most prestigious engineering school.

Questions

When was Gaspard Monge born?: Gaspard Monge was born on 9 May 1746 in Beaune.
What positions has Gaspard Monge held?: Positions held by Gaspard Monge include: Peer of France (since 2 June 1815); president (1806–1807); president of the French Academy of Sciences (1802–1802); member of the Sénat conservateur (1799–1814); Member of the Council of Five Hundred (1798–1799).
Where did Gaspard Monge study?: Gaspard Monge was educated at Fénelon - La Trinité School.

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