| Gérard Vergnaud | |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Doué-la-Fontaine, France |
| Death Place: | France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Alma Mater: | HEC Paris University of Geneva |
| Occupation: | Mathematician Philosopher Psychologist |
| Website: | https://www.gerard-vergnaud.org |
Gérard Vergnaud (8 February 1933 - 6 June 2021) was a French mathematician, philosopher, educator, and psychologist. He earned his doctorate from the International Center for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva under the supervision of Jean Piaget. Vergnaud was a professor emeritus of the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris, where he was a researcher in mathematics. Among his most significant work has been the development of the Theory of Conceptual Fields, which describes how children develop an understanding of mathematics.[1]
Gérard Vergnaud graduated from HEC Paris in 1956 and from the University of Geneva in 1968.[2]