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Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
Pascal, Blaise (päs-käl’). A celebrated French philosopher and mathematician; born at Clermont Ferrand, in Auvergne, June 19, 1623; died at Paris, Aug. 19, 1662. Among his writings are: ‘Letters Written by Louis Montalte to a Friend in the Provinces,’ better known as the ‘Provincial Letters’ (1656); ‘Thoughts on Religion’ (Pensées), published several years after the author’s death. (See Critical and Biographical Introduction).