Simon Stevin

Simon Stevin (1548/49 – 1620) was a Flemish mathematician and military engineer. He translated many mathematical terms into Dutch.

Stevin was born in Bruges, Flanders (now Belgium) around the year 1548. It is thought that Simon was a Calvinist. Very little has been recorded about his life. It is known that he left a widow with two children.

In Bruges there is a Simon Stevin Square which has his statue by Eugène Simonis.

Simon Stevin Media

Wind chariot or land yacht (Zeilwagen) designed by Simon Stevin for Prince Maurice of Orange (engraving by Jacques de Gheyn).
Stevin's proof of the law of equilibrium on an inclined plane, known as the "Epitaph of Stevinus".
Van de Spiegheling der singconst.
Example of Simon Stevin's decimal notation.
Oeuvres mathematiques, 1634
The Moers fortifications designed by Simon Stevin.
Statue of Simon Stevin by Eugène Simonis, on the Simon Stevinplein [nl] in Bruges
Statue (detail) showing experiments on hydrostatic equilibrium

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Name	Stevin, Simon
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Short description	mathematician, military engineer
Date of birth	c. 1548
Place of birth	Bruges, Flanders
Date of death	1620
Place of death