Adrien-Marie Legendre (/ləˈʒɑːndər, -ˈʒɑːnd/;[3] French: [adʁiɛ̃ maʁi ləʒɑ̃dʁ]; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformation are named after him.
Adrien-Marie Legendre | |
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 1820 watercolor caricature of Adrien-Marie Legendre by French artist Julien-Léopold Boilly(see mistaken portrait), the only existing portrait known[1] | |
| Born | 18 September 1752 Paris, France |
| Died | 9 January 1833 (aged 80) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | Collège Mazarin |
| Known for | Legendre transformation Legendre polynomials Legendre transform Elliptic functions Introducing the character ∂[2] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematician |
| Institutions | École Militaire École Normale École Polytechnique |
| Influenced | Évariste Galois |
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1820 watercolor caricatures of the French mathematicians Adrien-Marie Legendre (left) and Joseph Fourier(right) by French artist Julien-Léopold Boilly, watercolor portrait numbers 29 and 30 of Album de 73 portraits-charge aquarellés des membres de I'Institut.[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrien-Marie_Legendre
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