Hendrik van Heuraet
Encyclopedia
Hendrik van Heuraet was a Dutch
mathematician
. He was noted as one of the founders of the integral
. From [1653 he studied at Leiden University
where he interacted with Frans van Schooten
, Johannes Hudde, and Christiaan Huygens. In 1658 he and Hudde left for Saumur
in France. He returned to Leiden the next year as a physician
. After this his trail is lost.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. He was noted as one of the founders of the integral
Integral
Integration is an important concept in mathematics and, together with its inverse, differentiation, is one of the two main operations in calculus...
. From [1653 he studied at Leiden University
Leiden University
Leiden University , located in the city of Leiden, is the oldest university in the Netherlands. The university was founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange, leader of the Dutch Revolt in the Eighty Years' War. The royal Dutch House of Orange-Nassau and Leiden University still have a close...
where he interacted with Frans van Schooten
Frans van Schooten
Franciscus van Schooten was a Dutch mathematician who is most known for popularizing the analytic geometry of René Descartes.-Life:...
, Johannes Hudde, and Christiaan Huygens. In 1658 he and Hudde left for Saumur
Saumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...
in France. He returned to Leiden the next year as a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
. After this his trail is lost.
External links
- Hendrik van Heuraet at Turnbull WWW server
- Text with slightly more info on his life (Dutch)