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Pierre Vernier Profile, Early Life, Education, Inventions, Publications, Contribution
French Inventor Pierre Vernier Profile, Early Life, Education, Family Background, Inventions, Contribution to Science and Mathematics
Pierre Vernier was taught mathematics and science by his father who was a lawyer and engineer who held government office. His father introduced Pierre to the works of Clavius and Brahe.
Pierre Vernier, (born August 19, 1584, Ornans, France—died September 14, 1638, Ornans), Vernier became a government official holding various positions such as military engineer for the Hapsburgs and director general of the treasury in Dole and Besançon, the capital of Franche- Comté.
Pierre Vernier also held various government posts with the government of Spain and became a Conseiller du Roi.
He worked for much of the time as an engineer, working on the fortifications of various cities. In 1623 he was given the title of a citizen from the city of Besançon for his work on the defences of the city.
In fact, the threat of war was never far away and during the last two years of Vernier's life, Franche-Comté was frequently invaded by France.
Like many other mathematicians and scientists of this period, Vernier worked on cartography and on surveying. He collaborated with his father in making a map of the Franche-Comté area.
Pierre Vernier's most famous publication is La Construction, l'usage, et Les propriétés du quadrant nouveau de mathématiques (1631).
