Samuel Marolois

Samuel Marolois (c. 1572 – before 1627) was a Dutch mathematician and military engineer who is best known for his work on perspective.

Marolois (or Marlois) was born c. 1572 in the Dutch Republic (possibly in The Hague) as son of Nicolas Marolois, a Protestant native of Valenciennes who had been exiled from France and served the Prince of Orange.

[1] After the death of Ludolph van Ceulen, Marolois attempted unsuccessfully to succeed him as Chair of Mathematics in Leiden.

[5] While Marolois' work contributed little to the mathematical theory of perspective, his book was influential in spreading awareness of the ideas.

The artist Joshua Kirby later claimed it was one of the most important early books on perspective.