*Fermat was very well-educated, and he was fluent in classical Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish and Occitan.
*Starting in 1623 he studied civil law at the University of Orléans, graduating in 1626 when he was still only 18.
*Aged 19, he moved to the city of Bordeaux where he became an attorney in the high court. He also started doing some high level mathematics
*When he was 20, in 1628, his father died, leaving Fermat a very large inheritance.