Person: Bertins, Alexis Fontaine des

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Alexis Fontaine was a French mathematician who worked on the calculus of variations.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 13 August 1704, Claveyson, Drôme, France. Died 21 August 1771, Cuiseaux, Saône-et-Loire, France.

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive