René Descartes -LRB- -RRB- , -LRB- NUMBER@1 March NUMBER@2 -- NUMBER@3 February NUMBER@4 -RRB- , also known as PERSON@1 -LRB- Latinized form -RRB- , was a MISC@1 philosopher , mathematician , scientist , and writer who spent most of his adult life in the LOCATION@1 .

René Descartes -LRB- March NUMBER@1 , NUMBER@2 -- February NUMBER@3 , NUMBER@4 -RRB- was a famous MISC@1 philosopher and physicist .
