Pierre Varignon ( 1654 - 1722 )

Birth: Caen, France (1654) Death: Paris, France (22 December 1722) Profession: Clergyman, Roman Catholic Research Field: Mathematics, mechanics Education: ? Jesuit College, Caen; Caen; MA (1682) Career: Priest in the parish of St Ouen, Caen (1683-1686); went to Paris (1686); Professor of Mathemtics at the College Mazarin (1688-death); Professor of Greek and Latin at the College Royal, Paris (1704) Memberships: Academie Royale des Sciences (1688) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 29/07/1714 Proposers: William Jones.