Michel Rolle
a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He is also the co-inventor in Europe of Gaussian elimination (1690).
Born
21 April 1652 Ambert, Basse-Auvergne
Died
8 November 1719 (aged 67) Paris, Kingdom of France
Nationality
French
Known for
Gaussian elimination, Rolle's theorem
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences
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France
Citizenship
French
era
1600-1800