Marin Mersenne

Marin Mersenne, Marin Mersennus or le Père Mersenne (8 September 1588 – 1 September 1648) was a French theologian, philosopher, mathematician and music theorist, often referred to as the "father of acoustics". Mersenne was "the center of the world of science and mathematics during the first half of the 1600s."

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Marin Mersenne
Birth dateSeptember 08, 1588
Birth place
Maine (province) , Oizé
Nationality
France
Date of deathSeptember 01, 1648
Place of death
Paris
Known for
Acoustics

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