(21. 3. 1768 Auxerre, FR – 16. 5. 1830 Paris, FR)
French mathematician and physicist
Student of Lagrange in Paris
Joined Napoleon Bonaparte on his Egyptian expedition in 1798- 1801
Professor of mathematics, École Polytechnique in Paris
Prefect of the Department of Isère in Grenoble
Member, Académie des Sciences in Paris
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The Mathematics Genealogy Project.
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The MacTutor History of Mathematics.
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