Births on May 23

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz

Born on May 23, 1606

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Spanish mathematician and philosopher (d. 1682)

Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz (Juan Caramuel de Lobkowitz, 23 May 1606 in Madrid — 7 or 8 September 1682 in Vigevano) was a Spanish Catholic scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician and writer. He is believed to be a great-grandson of Jan Popel z Lobkowicz.

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