About Alexis Hocquenghem
Lived 1908 – 1990 (aged 82). Alexis Hocquenghem was a French mathematician.
Alexis Hocquenghem (14 January 1908 – 17 April 1990) was a French mathematician. He is known for his discovery of Bose–Chaudhuri–Hocquenghem codes, better known under the acronym BCH codes. BCH codes are a class of error correcting codes that were published by Hocquenghem in 1959, and bear the names of mathematicians R. C. Bose and D. K. Ray-Chaudhuri, who independently discovered these codes and published that result shortly afterwards, in 1960.
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Who was Alexis Hocquenghem?
French mathematician (1908-1990)
When was Alexis Hocquenghem born?
Alexis Hocquenghem was born on 14 January 1908 in Lille.
When did Alexis Hocquenghem die?
Alexis Hocquenghem died on 17 April 1990 in Nice.
What was Alexis Hocquenghem's occupation?
Alexis Hocquenghem was a mathematician.
What nationality was Alexis Hocquenghem?
Alexis Hocquenghem was French.
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