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.

Category:1540s births
Category:1620 deaths
Category:Belgian mathematicians
Category:Belgian engineers
Category:People from Bruges