Louis Carré (mathematician)

Louis Carré (26 July 1663 – 17 April 1711) was a French mathematician and member of the French Academy of Sciences. He was the author of one of the first books on integral calculus. Due to his father's wish that he become a priest, Carré studied theology for several years but did not join the priesthood. He took a post as an amanuensis for philosopher Nicolas Malebranche, a mathematics professor at the Congregation of the Oratory, and tutored students as well. On February 4, 1699, he became a student of Pierre Varignon at the Academy of Sciences. In 1700, his book Une méthode pour Ia mesure des surfaces, la dimension des solides, leurs centres de pesanteur, de percussion, et d'oscillation par l'application du calcul integral was published.