René Descartes
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René Descartes was a French philosopher and mathematician, founder of rationalism. Author of the famous 'Cogito, ergo sum'.
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Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizOther«influenced by: Plato»
Thomas AquinasOther«influenced by»
AristotleOther«influenced by»
Isaac NewtonOther«influenced by»
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John LockeOther«influenced by»
Blaise PascalOther«influenced by»
Johan de WittOther«doctoral advisor: Isaac Beeckman»
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- occupation
- philosopher·mathematician·musicologist·physicist·astronomer·music theorist
- country of citizenship
- France
- member of
- French Academy of Sciences
- father
- Joachim Descartes
- mother
- Jeanne Brochard
- unmarried partner
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