Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis
(1698-1759)

French mathematician, philosopher and man of letters (*1698 – †1759) – Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was born in Saint-Malo (Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France) on July 17th, 1698 and died in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland) on July 27th, 1759 at the age of 61. Today Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis would be 325 years old.

Age

how old was Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis when he died?

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis died in 1759 at the age of 61.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 17th, 1698 (Thursday)
Place of Birth	Saint-Malo Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, France
Death Date	July 27th, 1759 (Friday)
Death place	Basel City on the Rhine, in Switzerland
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis

Birthday

When was Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis born?

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis was born on July 17th, 1698.

Death

When did Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis die?

Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis died on July 27th, 1759 at the age of 61 in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland). Today Pierre-Louis Moreau de Maupertuis would be 325 years old.