The History of Calculus By nellietaylor Period: Oct 27, 1596 to Oct 27, 1650 Rene Descartes Period: Oct 27, 1642 to Oct 27, 1727 Isaac Newton - Britain Period: Oct 27, 1646 to Oct 27, 1716 Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibnitz Period: Oct 27, 1707 to Oct 27, 1783 Leonhard Euler Period: Oct 27, 1805 to Oct 27, 1859 Peter Gustav Dirichlet