Michel Chasles

Michel Chasles, born Floréal Chasles in 1793, was a French mathematician, physicist, and university teacher specializing in geometry, projective geometry, and harmonic analysis. He was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand and the École polytechnique. His academic career included teaching at the University of Paris and the École polytechnique, with professional work locations in Chartres and Paris. He studied under doctoral advisor Siméon Denis Poisson and mentored doctoral students Jean Gaston Darboux, Hubert Anson Newton, and Valerian Ligin.

Chasles was a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His awards included the Copley Medal and the title of Commander of the Legion of Honour. His name is among the 72 names inscribed on the Eiffel Tower. He died in Paris in 1880 and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.