Adrien-Marie Legendre
French mathematician (1752–1833)
Adrien-Marie Legendre was born on September 18, 1752 in Paris and died on January 9, 1833 in Paris, aged 80. Recorded occupations: mathematician, surveying engineer, university teacher, writer and engineer. Country of citizenship: France. Positions held include president of the French Academy of Sciences. Fields of work: number theory. Notable works include “Legendre polynomial”, “Legendre symbol”, “Legendre transformation”, “Legendre's conjecture”, “Legendre's constant” and “associated Legendre polynomials”. Educated at University of Paris and Collège des Quatre-Nations. Honours include Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and 72 names on the Eiffel Tower. Member of French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences and Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL.
- Born
- September 18, 1752 · Paris
- Died
- January 9, 1833 · Paris
- Age at death
- 80
- Citizenship
- France
- Occupations
- mathematician, surveying engineer, university teacher, writer, engineer
- Positions held
- president of the French Academy of Sciences
- Notable works
- Legendre polynomial, Legendre symbol, Legendre transformation, Legendre's conjecture, Legendre's constant, associated Legendre polynomials
- Education
- University of Paris, Collège des Quatre-Nations
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
- Wikipedia editions
- 53 languages
- Signature licence
- Public domain
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