Michel Rolle | |
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| Born | 21 April 1652 |
| Died | 8 November 1719 (aged 67) |
| Known for | Gaussian elimination, Rolle's theorem |
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| 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).
- ^ Some special cases were known in China very much earlier.