Rene Descartes, French Philosopher and Scientist(1596-1650)

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by Frans Hals

Just the Facts:

• Name: Rene Descartes
• Also known as: Renatus Cartesius
• Birth: March 31, 1596, Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, France
• Death: February 11, 1650, Stockholm, Sweden
• Language: French, Latin
• Who he was: French philosopher and scientist; Discourse on the Method; Meditations on First Philosophy
• Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP); HC; LRP

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