Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes, the founder of modern philosophy and Father of Modern Mathematics, was born on March 31st, 1596 in La Hayne (now called Descartes), Touraine, France. He was an amazing Philosopher who completely changed the world of arithmetic; he influenced many throughout the 17th century up till modern day.
His only parent was his father; his mother died a few days after his birth. His father, Joachim Descartes was a Councilor of the Parliament. Though Rene's father remarried, he and his siblings were brought up by their maternal grandmother.
As a boy, Rene was in poor he…
