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Also known as Jacques Charles François Sturm, Charles-François Sturm

mathematician from Geneva (1803-1855)

Person · Open Library

Born
1803
Died
1855
Works
10

Top works

  • Cours de méchanique de l'École polytechnique
  • Mémoire sur la résolution des équations numériques
  • Abhandlung über Auflösung der numerischen Gleichungen (1835) Aus dem Französischen übers, und hrsg. von Alfred Loewy
  • Cours d'analyse de l'École polytechnique
  • Cours d'analyse de l'École polytechnique

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Germany
Active from
1996

Discography

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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
Q131983
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Geneva
Place of death
Paris
Languages spoken
French
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
professorship
professor
partner in business or sport
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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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