Pierre-Simon
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Pierre-Simon is a French masculine given name, and may refer to:
- Pierre-Simon BallanchePierre-Simon BallanchePierre-Simon Ballanche was a French writer and counterrevolutionary philosopher, who elaborated a theology of progress that possessed considerable influence in French literary circles in the beginning of the nineteenth century...
(1776-1847), French writer and counterrevolutionary philosopher - Pierre-Simon LaplacePierre-Simon LaplacePierre-Simon, marquis de Laplace was a French mathematician and astronomer whose work was pivotal to the development of mathematical astronomy and statistics. He summarized and extended the work of his predecessors in his five volume Mécanique Céleste...
(1749-1827), French mathematician and astronomer