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Charles Hermite was a French mathematician who lived from 1822 to 1901 and made significant contributions to algebra, analysis, and number theory during the 19th century. His work helped advance mathematical understanding in these fields and influenced the development of modern mathematics.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Dieuze
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- École polytechnique
- Employer
- École polytechnique
- Languages spoken
- French
- Academic degree
- baccalauréat
- Doctoral advisor
- Eugène Charles Catalan
- Student of
- Louis Richard
- Doctoral student
- Henri Padé
- Field of work
- elliptic function
- Image
- Charles Hermite circa 1901 edit.jpg
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- WikiProject Mathematics
- P8168
- Wrexham
- relative
- Joseph Bertrand
- name in native language
- Charles Hermite
- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- Commons category
- Charles Hermite
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- place of burial
- Montparnasse Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1822-12-24
- date of death
- 1901-01-14
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Encyclopedic overview
Charles Hermite ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ɛʁˈmit]) FRS FRSE MIAS (24 December 1822 – 14 January 1901) was a French mathematician who studied analysis, number theory, and algebra. One of his most remarkable achievements was the proof of the transcendence of the number e.
Life
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