1642
Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (died 1729)
Simon de la Loubère, French mathematician, poet, and diplomat (died 1729)
Simon de la Loubère
French diplomat, writer and mathematician (1642–1729)
- Born
- 1642
Simon de la Loubère was a French diplomat to Siam (Thailand), writer, mathematician and poet. He is credited with bringing back a document which introduced Europe to Indian astronomy, the "Siamese method" of making magic squares, and one of the earliest descriptions of parachutes.