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Michel Rolle
Born
(1652-04-21)21 April 1652
Ambert, Basse-Auvergne
Died
8 November 1719(1719-11-08) (aged 67)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Known for
Gaussian elimination, Rolle's theorem
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
Académie Royale des Sciences
Michel Rolle (21 April 1652 – 8 November 1719) was a French mathematician. He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691). He is also the co-inventor in Europe[1] of Gaussian elimination (1690).
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