Abraham de Moivre
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1667
Born
De Moivre was born in Vitry, France
1688
Fled France and arrived in England
After being imprisoned for his Protestant faith following the revocation of the Edict of Nantes
1718
Published "The Doctrine of Chances"
A book on permutations and combinations, actuarial mathematics, and probability theory
1754
Died in London
De Moivre lived in London from 1688 until his death