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350
Hypatia is Born
Taught elipses and parabolas -
370
Hypatia dies
killed by Christians -
Pierre de Fermat is born
Born in Beaumont de Lomage; founder of modern number theory -
Pierre de Fermat dies
Math was just a hobby -
Maria Gaetana Agnesi is born
Born in Milan; wrote Foundations of Analysis -
Joseph Louis LaGrange is born
Born in Italy, but was a French Mathematician. -
Mary Somerville is born
Born in burntisland, Scotland. Was not allowed to study because she was a girl; she studied in secret -
Maria Gaetana Agnesi dies
Spent most of her life dedicated to the poor and elderly -
Joseph Louis LaGrange dies
Youngest of 11 kids -
Mary Somerville dies
Died in Italy; made Pick's Formula (A=1/2*B+C-1) easier to understand.