Marie Henri Andoyer

Marie Henri Andoyer (1 October 1862 – 12 June 1929) was a French astronomer and mathematician.

Biography Andoyer was born in Paris, 1 October 1862 to Marie Antionette Doubliez and Louis Jules Andoyer. His father was bureau chief at the Banque de France. Andoyer studied at the Lycée d’Harcourt, before attending the École Normale Supérieure, graduating in 1884 with a degree in mathematical sciences. The same year he began working at Toulouse Observatory and was a lecturer at the Faculty of Sciences in Toulouse.

In 1886 he was awarded a doctorate in mathematical sciences by the University of Paris. In 1889 he married Céleste Antoinette Marguerite Perissé, with whom he had three children. One of his sons was killed in World War I, his daughter married the mathematician Pierre Humbert. 2nd edition: 1911, 3rd edition: 1923) Historical works: Henri Andoyer: L'œuvre scientifique de Laplace, 1922, https://archive.org/details/loeuvrescientifi00andouoft Henri Andoyer, Pierre Humbert, Histoire de la Nation Française. Tome XIV, Histoire des Sciences en France; première partie, Histoire des Mathématiques, de la Mécanique et de l'Astronomie. Paris, 1924. xx+620 pp Notice sur les travaux scientifiques de M. H. Andoyer, (several versions : 1902 (29 pages), 1904 (32 pages), 1907 (58 pages), 1918 (28 pages))