Nicole Oresme (; c. 1320–1325 – July 11, 1382), also known as
Nicolas Oresme,
Nicholas Oresme, or
Nicolas d'Oresme, was a significant
philosopher of the later
Middle Ages. He wrote influential works on
economics,
mathematics,
physics,
astrology and
astronomy,
philosophy, and
theology; was
Bishop of Lisieux, a
translator, a counselor of King
Charles V of France, and probably one of the most original thinkers of the 14th century.