Pascal was born in Clermont to Martin Pascal, the treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. [1 ] He had three daughters, two of whom survived past childhood: Gilberte (1620–1687) and Jacqueline (1625–1661).
Étienne Pascal's parents were Martin Pascal, who was treasurer of France, and Marguerite Pascal de Mons. Étienne was trained in law in Paris, receiving his degree in 1610.
Pascal was a child prodigy who was educated by his father Étienne Pascal, a tax collector in Rouen. His earliest mathematical work was on projective geometry; he wrote a significant treatise on the subject of conic sections at the age of 16.
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, religious philosopher, and author who wrote Pensees (‘Thoughts’) and Les Provinciales (‘The Provincial Letters’).
When was Blaise Pascal born?French philosopher and scientist Blaise Pascal was born on June 19, 1623, in Clermont-Ferrand, France.What was Blaise Pascal known for?Blaise Pascal laid the foundation for the modern theory of probabilities, formulated what came to be known as Pascal’s principle of pressure, and propagated a religious doctrine that taught the experience of God through the heart rather than through reason.How did Blaise Pascal die?Blaise Pascal died after suffering terrible pain, probably from carcinomatous meningitis following a malignant ulcer of the stomach, in 1662.
Then in 1652, she took the veil, and entered Port-Royal Abbey, Paris, despite the strong opposition of her brother, and subsequently was largely instrumental in the latter's own final conversion.