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This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 03:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC) reply

I do not understand why his forename has been given in the title as Gérard rather than Girard. It is given as Girard in all the mathematical literature I have seen, in Britannica and even in French Wikipedia - presumably they DO know the correct name of their own countrymen? The title should be given Desargues' proper forename! Sasha ( talk) 22:41, 5 March 2013 (UTC) reply

I just noticed the same and fixed it. — Oliphaunt ( talk) 15:26, 13 April 2013 (UTC) reply