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Oronce Finé
1494Dec, 20

Oronce Finé

Oronce Finé, French mathematician and cartographer (d. 1555)
Oronce Finé (or Fine; Latin: Orontius Finnaeus or Finaeus; Italian: Oronzio Fineo; 20 December 1494 – 8 August 1555) was a French mathematician and cartographer.

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