Daily Archives: May 13, 2015


Pierre de Fermat and the Number 26

Pierre De Fermat was one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. He was born on August 20, 1601, in the town of Beaumaont-de-Lomagne in southwest France. His father, Dominique Fermat, was a wealthy leather merchant, and so Pierre was fortunate enough to enjoy a privileged education at the Franciscan monastery of Grandselve, followed by a stint at the University of Toulouse…. Pressure from his family steered Fermat […]