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Abraham de Moivre (1667–1754) was a French mathematician, statistician, and astronomer. Born in Vitry-le-François, he died in London. His academic work focused on probability theory, mathematics, statistics, and astronomy. He studied under Jacques Ozanam and was influenced by Isaac Newton. De Moivre was educated at the Academy of Sedan and wrote in English.
He 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. Other publications include *Annuities upon lives, or, The valuation of annuities upon any number of lives, as also, of reversion* and *Rudimentorum methodi fluxionum inversae specimina*. He spoke English, Latin, and French.
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- 1667
- Died
- 1754
- Works
- 12
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- Rudimentorum methodi fluxionum inversae specimina
- Annuities upon lives, or, The valuation of annuities upon any number of lives, as also, of reversion
- Annuities upon lives, or, The valuation of annuities upon any number of lives, as also, of reversions
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- 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
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- Abraham de Moivre
- writing language
- English language
- influenced by
- Isaac Newton
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- 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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