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Abraham de Moivre was a French mathematician, statistician, and astronomer. He was born in Vitry-le-François and died in London. His work focused on probability theory, mathematics, statistics, and astronomy. He wrote in English, Latin, and French. He was educated at the Academy of Sedan and studied under Jacques Ozanam.
De Moivre was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences. His notable work includes de Moivre's formula. He was influenced by Isaac Newton. He was detained at St-Martin-des-Champs Priory and is buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields.
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It sits within the topics 1667 births, 1754 deaths and 17th-century French mathematicians.
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- Given name
- Abraham
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Vitry-le-François
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- astronomer
- Educated at
- Academy of Sedan
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Doctoral advisor
- Jacques Ozanam
- Student of
- Jacques Ozanam
- Field of work
- astronomy
- Image
- Abraham de moivre.jpg
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- Abraham de Moivre
- date of death
- 1754-11-27
- date of birth
- 1667-05-26
- member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Abraham de Moivre
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Isaac Newton
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- WikiProject Mathematics
- place of burial
- St Martin-in-the-Fields
- place of detention
- St-Martin-des-Champs Priory
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Encyclopedic overview
Abraham de Moivre ( French pronunciation: [abʁaam də mwavʁ]; 26 May 1667 – 27 November 1754) was a French mathematician known for de Moivre's formula, a formula that links complex numbers and trigonometry, and for his work on the normal distribution and probability theory.
He moved to England at a young age due to the religious persecution of Huguenots in France which reached a climax in 1685 with the Edict of Fontainebleau. He was a friend of Isaac Newton, Edmond Halley, and James Stirling. Among his fellow Huguenot exiles in England, he was a colleague of the editor and translator Pierre des Maizeaux.
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