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Ozanam, Jacques

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

French Catholic mathematician; born Bouligneux, Ain, France in 1640; died Paris, France on April 3, 1717. Descended from a rich convert Jewish family. Member of the Academy of Sciences Author of numerous mathematical works. His Récréations mathématiques et physiques (1694) is still used today.

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Entry for 'Ozanam, Jacques'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​o/ozanam-jacques.html. 1910.