Biography



Rene Descartes 1596-1650 Born on March 31, 1596, philosopher Rene Decartes was son of Joachim Decartes, a councilor of Parliament. He was raised in La Haye, a town in Southern France. At a young age, Rene aquired much knowledge from his father, and attended the Jesuit college of Henri IV at the age of eight. He then went on to study literature, grammar, science, mathematics and later received a degree in law. After years of schooling and a few years in the military, Decartes began slowing down his lifestyle, and putting more of his time into the study of philosophy.