Édouard Lucas
Sign in to saveAlso known as François-Édouard-Anatole Lucas, Francois Lucas, Francois E. A. Lucas, Francois Edouard Anatole Lucas, François Édouard Anatole Lucas, François Edouard Lucas, Francois Edouard Lucas, F Edouard Lucas
French mathematician (1842–1891)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1842
- Died
- 1891
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Sur la série récurrente de Fermat
- L'arithmétique amusante
- Théorie des nombres
- Récréations mathématiques
- Théorie des nombres
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Other
- Gender
- Not applicable
- Origin
- [Worldwide]
Discography
- Гагаку (Японская Старинная Музыка)1974
- [unknown]1975
- A White Christmas1991
- Jude On A Ragga Tip (U.K. Mix) / How Does It Feel! (The New Order Remix)1992
- Bagpipe Marches and Music of Scotland: With Brass and Accordion Accompaniment1994
- Runaway Train1994
- Best of Ballroom: Tango1995
- Floorbangers1995
- More Floorbangers1995
- The Smurfs1995
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,616x
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,964x
- On the mechanics of economic development
· 1988 · cited 12,921x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,996x
- Photo-Realistic Single Image Super-Resolution Using a Generative Adversarial Network
· 2017 · cited 8,899x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1842-04-04 ) 4 April 1842, Amiens , France
- Died
- 3 October 1891 (1891-10-03) (aged 49), Paris , France
- Alma mater
- École Normale Supérieure
- Known for
- Lucas number , Lucas sequence , Lucas primality test , Lucas–Lehmer primality test , Lucas prime , Lucas's theorem , Genaille–Lucas rulers , Ménage problem , Tower of Hanoi
- Fields
- Mathematics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Édouard
- Family name
- Lucas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Amiens
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- École Normale Supérieure
- Employer
- Lycée Charlemagne
- Languages spoken
- French
- Notable work
- Tower of Hanoi
- Field of work
- mathematical game
- Conflict
- Franco-Prussian War
- Image
- Edouard Lucas.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1842-04-04
- date of death
- 1891-10-03
- Commons category
- Édouard Lucas
- cause of death
- erysipelas
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Édouard Lucas
- contributed to creative work
- Popular Science
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Commons Creator page
- Édouard Lucas
- place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery
- birth name
- François Édouard Anatole Lucas
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Encyclopedic overview
François Édouard Anatole Lucas ( French pronunciation: [fʁɑ̃swa edwaʁ anatɔl lykɑ]; 4 April 1842 – 3 October 1891) was a French mathematician. Lucas is known for his study of the Fibonacci sequence and the Tower of Hanoi. The related Lucas sequences and Lucas numbers are named after him.
Biography
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