Alexander of Villedieu

Alexander of Villedieu was a French writer, teacher and poet, who wrote text books on Latin grammar and arithmetic, everything in verse. Quotes This present art, in which we use those twice five Indian figures, is called algorismus. ‘Haec algorismus ars praesens dicitur, in qua/Talibus Indorum fruimur bis quinque figuris.’ Carmen de Algorismi by Alexander de Villadieu written in the early 13th century. in : Bhaskar Kamble, The Imperishable Seed: How Hindu Mathematics Changed the World and why this History was Erased, Garuda Prakashan Private Limited, 2022 ISBN 9798885750189 External links Category:1170s births Category:1240 deaths Category:Mathematicians from France