About Edmond Laguerre
Lived 1834 – 1886 (aged 52). Edmond Laguerre was a French mathematician, professor, scientist, university teacher and military officer.
Edmond Nicolas Laguerre (9 April 1834, Bar-le-Duc – 14 August 1886, Bar-le-Duc) was a French mathematician and a member of the Académie des sciences. His main works were in the areas of geometry and complex analysis. He also investigated orthogonal polynomials (see Laguerre polynomials). Laguerre's method is a root-finding algorithm tailored to polynomials. He laid the foundations of a geometry of oriented spheres (Laguerre geometry and Laguerre plane), including the Laguerre transformation or transformation by reciprocal directions.
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Théorie des équations numériques, Paris: Gauthier-Villars. 1884 on Google Books
Oeuvres de Laguerre publ. sous les auspices de l'Académie des sciences par MM. Charles Hermite, Henri Poincaré, et Eugène Rouché. (Paris, 1898-1905) (reprint: New York : Chelsea publ., 1972 )
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Who was Edmond Laguerre?
mathematician from France
When was Edmond Laguerre born?
Edmond Laguerre was born on 9 April 1834 in Bar-le-Duc.
When did Edmond Laguerre die?
Edmond Laguerre died on 14 August 1886 in Bar-le-Duc.
What was Edmond Laguerre's occupation?
Edmond Laguerre was a mathematician, professor, scientist, university teacher and military officer.
What nationality was Edmond Laguerre?
Edmond Laguerre was French.
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