Person
Charles Hermite
1822 – 1901 · aged 79
French mathematician (1822-1901)
- Born
- 24 Dec 1822 · Dieuze
- Died
- 14 Jan 1901 · Paris
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- 24 Dec 1822BornBorn in Dieuze
- 1873AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 1890RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1893AwardHonorary doctor of the University of Liège
- 14 Jan 1901DiedDied in Paris
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- 1853 – 1856Crimean War
- 1857 – 1858Indian Rebellion of 1857
- 1870 – 1871Franco-Prussian War
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
Biography
Charles Hermite (French: [ʃaʁl ɛʁmit]; 24 December 1822 – 14 January 1901) was a French mathematician who studied analysis, number theory, and algebra. One of his most remarkable achievements was the proof of the transcendence of the number e.
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