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Christiaan Huygens
GIVEN NAME(S): Christiaan, Christian
SURNAME(S): Huygens
GENDER: Male
BIRTH DATE: 1629 April 14
BIRTH PLACE: The Hague, the Netherlands
DEATH DATE: 1695 July 8
DEATH PLACE: The Hague, the Netherlands
DESCRIPTION: Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist.
CATEGORIES
Notable Scientists and Inventors
TYPE: physicist
Notable Scientists and Inventors
TYPE: astronomer
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
TYPE: mathematician
ALSO KNOWN AS
Christian

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