August 17, 1601
Precision: day · Rank: normal
- Source: EB-11 / Fermat, Pierre de
- Source: Integrated Authority File
- Source: Olomouc City Library regional database
- Source: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Pierre de Fermat
French mathematician and lawyer
Pierre de Fermat has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1607 in Beaumont-de-Lomagne.
Born
in 1607
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Died: January 12, 1665
- Birthplace
- Beaumont-de-Lomagne
- Professions
- jurist, lawyer, polyglot, mathematician, judge
- Citizenship
- France
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 1607 (old.maa.org; maa.org) or August 17, 1601 (EB-11 / Fermat, Pierre de; Integrated Authority File; Olomouc City Library regional database; MacTutor History of Mathematics archive).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Pierre de Fermat born?
Pierre de Fermat was born in Beaumont-de-Lomagne.
When did Pierre de Fermat die?
Pierre de Fermat died on January 12, 1665.