Gérard Vergnaud (8 February 1933 – 6 June 2021) was a French mathematician, philosopher, educator, and psychologist. He earned his doctorate from the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva under the supervision of Jean Piaget. Vergnaud was a professor emeritus of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, where he was a researcher in mathematics. Among his most significant work has been the development of the Theory of Conceptual Fields, which describes how children develop an understanding of mathematics.[1]

Gérard Vergnaud
Born(1933-02-08)8 February 1933
Died6 June 2021(2021-06-06) (aged 88)
France
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)Mathematician
Philosopher
Psychologist
Websitehttps://www.gerard-vergnaud.org

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[Official website https://www.gerard-vergnaud.org]

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  1. ^ Grossi, Gabriel Pilar "Gérard Vergnaud: Todos perdem quando a pesquisa não é colocada em prática" Archived 5 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Published by Magazine Escola, 23 October 2010, accessed 29 January 2011.