Seki Takakazu

Japanese mathematician (c. 1642–1708)

Seki Takakazu (関 孝和; c. March 1642 – December 5, 1708), also known as Seki Kōwa (関 孝和), was a mathematician, samurai, and Kofu feudal officer of the early Edo period of Japan. Seki laid foundations for the subsequent development of Japanese mathematics, known as wasan from c.

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