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Michel Rolle

French mathematician

b. 1652 CE – d. 1719 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Michel Rolle (April 21, 1652 – November 8, 1719) is a French mathematician.

He is best known for Rolle's theorem (1691), and he deserves to be known as the co-inventor in Europe of Gaussian elimination (1690).

Moran, J. (2017). Michel Rolle. History Atlas. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/michel-rolle/

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