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Siméon Denis Poisson
1781 – 1840 · aged 59
French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)
- Born
- 21 Jun 1781 · Pithiviers
- Died
- 25 Apr 1840 · Sceaux
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- 21 Jun 1781BornBorn in Pithiviers
- 1810AwardLalande Prize
- 1818AwardFellow of the Royal Society
- 1822AwardFellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 1826RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1832AwardCopley Medal
- 1840RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 25 Apr 1840DiedDied in Sceaux
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- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Baron Siméon Denis Poisson (US also ; French: [si.me.ɔ̃ də.ni pwa.sɔ̃]; 21 June 1781 – 25 April 1840) was a French mathematician and physicist who worked on statistics, complex analysis, partial differential equations, the calculus of variations, analytical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, elasticity, and fluid mechanics. Moreover, he predicted the Arago spot in his attempt to disprove the wave theory of Augustin-Jean Fresnel.
While his interpretations of physical phenomena were often proven wrong by later researchers, his contributions to mathematics have stood the test of time. He demonstrated that physical problems could suggest new mathematical ideas.
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