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Adrien-Marie Legendre

Also known as A.M. Legendre, Adrien Marie Legendre, Adrien Marie Le Jendre

French mathematician (1752–1833)

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Adrien-Marie Legendre was a French mathematician who lived from 1752 to 1833 and made important contributions to number theory, statistics, and other areas of mathematics. His work helped advance mathematical understanding during a pivotal period in the history of science, and many of his discoveries and methods continue to be used in mathematics today.

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Born: 1752
Died: 1833
Works: 97

Top works

Elementi di geometria
Archimedes, Huygens, Lambert, Legendre. Vier Abhandlungen über Die Kreismessung...
Éléments de géométrie
Elements of geometry and trigonometry, from the works of A. M. Legendre
Elements of geometry

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5 total works indexed

A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,383x
Electrical Energy Storage for the Grid: A Battery of Choices
· 2011 · cited 14,075x

Works in European collections

22 objects attributed to Adrien-Marie Legendre, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Elementos de Geometría con notas

Éléments de géométrie

Elementos de Geometría con notas

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Portrait based on an anonymous and undated sketch, allegedly given by Legendre to François Arago in 1829, according to Arago's son. Coat of Arms of Adrien-Marie Legendre, as he was knighted in 1811Adrien-Marie Legendre (/ləˈʒɑːndər, -ˈʒɑːnd/; 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. He is also known for his contributions to the method of least squares, and was the first to officially publish on it, though Carl Friedrich Gauss had discovered it before him.

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