I chose Rene Descartes because he founded analytic geometry. I also chose Descartes because he is different than all the other topics.
Descartes was famous because he found a new way to look at geometry and he seemed like a very smart man.
This year we are studying Algebra and Descartes is sometimes called the "stay in bed scholar" because he was known to sleep in till 11A.M. when sick.
Descartes was also a scientist and philosopher. He achieved many things and won many awards. The man was a genius. Descartes was born on March 31, 1596 in La Haye, France and he died in 1650. Descartes has statues made after him. He will always be remembered by mathematicians all around the world.
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