René Descartes
1596–1650
French philosopher and mathematician who wrote "I think, therefore I am".
René Descartes (1596–1650) was a philosopher, born in Descartes and died in Stockholm.
- Known as
- Philosopher
- Category
- Thinkers
- Born
- 1596, Descartes
- Died
- 1650, Stockholm
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Portrait: After Frans Hals, Public domain.
