Early Life
Rene Descartes is a famous French mathematician, who was born on March 31'st, 1596, in La Haye, France, which is now present day Descartes Indre-et Loire, France. He died at age 53, February 11, 1650 in Stockholm Sweden.He grew up with his father, his maternal grandmother, and a nurse. Rene was named after one of his godfathers. At age 1, his mother died from giving birth to another child. His father wanted him to be a lawyer, but he chose not to be one.