Samuel Marolois, born about 1572 and dead before 1627, was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer best known for his work on perspective. Born in the Dutch Republic, possibly in The Hague, the son of Nicolas Marolois, a Protestant native of Valenciennes who had been exiled from France and served the Prince of Orange, he became a mathematician and earthworks engineer in the employ of Maurice, Prince of Orange. He married Hester le Maire, which made him a brother-in-law of the Amsterdam merchants Thomas le Maire and Pieter le Fevre, and in 1611 he bought a house in The Hague. After the death of Ludolph van Ceulen he tried unsuccessfully to succeed him as chair of mathematics at Leiden. His book La perspective, published in 1614 and printed many times in other languages, had theoretical parts mostly taken from Guidobaldo del Monte and practical parts with many examples, in 275 figures.
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Marolois (c. 1572 – before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective. == Life and work == Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas
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Marolois (c. 1572, before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective. == Life and work == Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas
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Marolois (c. 1572, before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective. == Life and work == Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas
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Marolois (c. 1572, before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective. == Life and work == Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas
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Marolois (c. 1572, before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective. == Life and work == Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas
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