Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752 – 1833) was a mathematician from France. In short: Legendre polynomials, the method of least squares and results on primes. They lived 81 years.
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Field: number theory. Place: France.
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Known for: Legendre polynomials, the method of least squares and results on primes.
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Lifespan: 1752 – 1833, 81 years.
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In this list of 56 mathematicians, Adrien-Marie Legendre comes after Pierre-Simon Laplace and before Joseph Fourier.
Mathematicians alive at the same time as Adrien-Marie Legendre
| Mathematician | Lived | Years in common |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Simon Laplace | 1749 – 1827 | 75 |
| Joseph Fourier | 1768 – 1830 | 62 |
| Joseph-Louis Lagrange | 1736 – 1813 | 61 |
| Carl Friedrich Gauss | 1777 – 1855 | 56 |
| Sophie Germain | 1776 – 1831 | 55 |
| Augustin-Louis Cauchy | 1789 – 1857 | 44 |
| Nikolai Lobachevsky | 1792 – 1856 | 41 |
| Leonhard Euler | 1707 – 1783 | 31 |
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Who was Adrien-Marie Legendre?
Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752 – 1833) was a mathematician from France. In short: Legendre polynomials, the method of least squares and results on primes. They lived 81 years.
What is Adrien-Marie Legendre known for?
Legendre polynomials, the method of least squares and results on primes.
When was Adrien-Marie Legendre born?
1752.
When did Adrien-Marie Legendre die?
1833.