417 page book entitled "The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat 1601-65 by Michael sean Mahoney (Princeton Univ. Press, 1973)

Weil's book review,pp 1138-1149 in the 1973 Bulletin of the AMS,
a magnificent work of scholarly invective, rich with interesting tidbits on 17th century mathematics and society.

数学も外国語も中途半端なジイサンだったという事か。

The Mathematical Career of Pierre de Fermat, 1601-1665. 2nd revised edition, Princeton University Press, 1994
20年経ってやっと改訂版を出す元気が出たのか。可哀相なジイサン。