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Also known as Marius Sophus Lie

Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899)

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Sophus Lie was a Norwegian mathematician who lived from 1842 to 1899 and made foundational contributions to mathematics. His work laid important groundwork for modern mathematics, though the specific details of his contributions would require further research to describe accurately.

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Born
1842
Died
1899
Works
36

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Born
Marius Sophus Lie , ( 1842-12-17 ) 17 December 1842, Nordfjordeid , Norway
Died
18 February 1899 (1899-02-18) (aged 56), Kristiania , Norway
Alma mater
Royal Frederick University
Awards
Lobachevsky Medal (1897), ForMemRS (1895)
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
Royal Frederick University , University of Leipzig
Doctoral advisor
Carl Anton Bjerknes , Cato Maximilian Guldberg
Doctoral students
Hans Blichfeldt , Lucjan Emil Böttcher , Gerhard Kowalewski , Kazimierz Żorawski , Élie Cartan , Elling Holst , Edgar Odell Lovett

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1899-02-18
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Marius Sophus Lie (/liː/ LEE; Norwegian: [liː]; 17 December 1842 – 18 February 1899) was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. He also made substantial contributions to the development of algebra.

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