Charles Sturm
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mathematician from Geneva (1803-1855)
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1803-09-29 ) 29 September 1803, Geneva
- Died
- 15 December 1855 (1855-12-15) (aged 52), Paris
- Known for
- Sturm separation theorem , Sturm series , Sturm's theorem , Sturm–Liouville theory , Sturm–Picone comparison theorem , Speed of sound , Sturm's conoid
- Awards
- Légion d'Honneur (1837), Copley Medal (1840)
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- École Polytechnique
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- François
- Family name
- Sturm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Geneva
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Geneva
- Languages spoken
- French
- Student of
- Guillaume Henri Dufour
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Charles François Sturm.jpg
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- Commons category
- Jacques Charles François Sturm
- date of birth
- 1803-09-29
- member of
- Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences
- professorship
- professor
- partner in business or sport
- Jean-Daniel Colladon
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- date of death
- 1855-12-18
- birth name
- Jacques Charles François Sturm
- name in native language
- Jacques Charles François Sturm
- municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
- Geneva
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Encyclopedic overview
Jacques Charles François Sturm (29 September 1803 – 15 December 1855) was a French mathematician, who made a significant addition to equation theory with his work, Sturm's theorem.
Early life
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