Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
Descartes, Indre-et-Loire ranks 6,047th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cholet, Spišská Nová Ves, and Nantwich. Memorable people born in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire include René Descartes, Gustave Trouvé, and René Boylesve. Descartes, Indre-et-Loire has been the birth place of many philosophers, and physicists. Descartes, Indre-et-Loire is located in France.
Descartes is a large village and commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It is approximately 29 kilometers east of Richelieu and about 48 kilometers east of Loudun, on the banks of the Creuse River, near the border of the French department of Vienne, and the border of the region between Centre-Val de Loire and Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is famous for the birthplace of the French mathematician and philosopher who invented the Cartesian coordinate system, René Descartes. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1596 and 1867, Descartes, Indre-et-Loire was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including René Descartes, Gustave Trouvé, and René Boylesve.
People Born in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire
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René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.91
Rank: 1
Gustave Trouvé
PHYSICIST
1839 - 1902
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 2
René Boylesve
WRITER
1867 - 1926
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Descartes, Indre-et-Loire were philosophers (1), physicists (1), and writers (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Throughout history philosophers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, including René Descartes.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Descartes, Indre-et-Loire since 1700.
