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'''Gaspard Monge, Comte de Péluse''' (9 May 1746 – 28 July 1818) was a French [[mathematician]], the inventor of [[descriptive geometry]] (the mathematical basis of [[technical drawing]]), and the father of [[differential geometry]].

During the French Revolution he served as the Minister of the Marine, and was involved in the reform of the French educational system, helping to found the [[École Polytechnique]].

== See also ==

* [[Mathematician]]
* [[Mathematics]]

== External links ==

* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspard_Monge Gaspard Monge] @ Wikipedia