# 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 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Beaune ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P19))
- **Died:** 28 July 1818 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P570))
- **Place of death:** Paris ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P20))
- **Citizenship:** France ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P27))
- **Occupation:** mathematician; politician; physicist; university teacher; engineer; chemist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P106))
- **Political party:** Society of 1789 (since 1790) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P102))
- **Education:** Fénelon - La Trinité School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P69))
- **Spouse:** Marie-Catherine Monge ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P26))
- **Positions held:** 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) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P39))
- **Awards:** Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion; Order of the Iron Crown (Kingdom of Italy); 72 names on the Eiffel Tower ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832#P166))

## 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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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Gaspard Monge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspard_Monge) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q206832](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206832) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Gaspard monge litho delpech.jpg by François-Séraphin Delpech (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gaspard_monge_litho_delpech.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Gaspard Monge, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Gaspard monge litho delpech.jpg — François-Séraphin Delpech, Public domain.

## Cite this page

"Gaspard Monge". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/gaspard-monge. Retrieved 4 November 2026.