He was a French mathematician and jurist, who was known as the “prince of fans”. Jointly with Rene Descartes He was one of the most excellent mathematicians of the seventeenth century.
His achievements include the discovery of the diferential calculus, even before Newton Y Leibniz. He was also one of the founders of the theory of possibilities, alongside Blaise pascal.
In addition, his contributions in number theory are highly recognized. Especially with him Fermat’s last theorem, which would have had mathematicians restless for at least 350 years, which was verified by Andrew Wilesin 1995 with the support of Richard Taylor.
There is an asteroid that was “baptized” with his name: “12007 Fermat”. There is even a lunar crater that was also named after him, and which is 39 km in diameter.
Today, the 15th century residence where Fermat was born is a Museum. In addition, the oldest school in Toulouse is named after Pierre de Fermat, where engineering and business classes are taught.
Fermat devoted himself to the analysis of mathematics in his spare moments. Alternating it with his profession as a lawyer. He died on January 12, 1665.