Claude Hardy

Claude Hardy
Born1604
DiedApril 5, 1678(1678-04-05) (aged 73–74)
NationalityFrench
Other namesAntoine Vasset (Pseudonym)
Known forTranslating the works of Erasmus and Euclid, among others
SpousePerrette Presche
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Linguistics

Claude Hardy (1604 – 5 April 1678) was a French linguist, mathematician, and lawyer known for translating the works of Erasmus and Euclid into 36 different languages.[1] He was considered one of the strongest mathematicians of his time.[2]

  1. ^ "Claude Hardy". www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/. School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. ^ Watson, Richard (2007). Cogito, ergo sum : the life of René Descartes (Rev. softcover ed.). Boston: David R. Godine. p. 126. ISBN 978-1567923353. Retrieved 24 June 2015.