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Also known as Marius Sophus Lie

Norwegian mathematician (1842–1899)

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Sophus Lie (1842–1899) was a Norwegian mathematician and university teacher whose work focused on group theory, geometry, and symmetry. Born in Nordfjordeid, he received his Doctor of Philosophy degree after studying at the University of Oslo and Hartvig Nissen School. His doctoral advisors were Carl Anton Bjerknes and Cato Maximilian Guldberg. Lie held positions at Leipzig University and the University of Oslo, and he worked in Leipzig, Paris, and Christiania.

He was a member of the Royal Society, the Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the National Academy of Sciences, and the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences. Lie received the Lobachevsky Prize for his contributions. Among his doctoral students were Élie Cartan, Gerhard Kowalewski, Kazimierz Żorawski, and Hans Frederick Blichfeldt. His notable works include *Bestimmung aller Raumcurven*, *Zur theorie der berührungstransformationen*, *Untersuchungen über differentialgleichungen*, and *Theorie der Transformationsgruppen*. He died in Christiania and was buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund.

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Born
1842
Died
1899
Works
36

Top works

  • Kjære Ernst!
  • [Pamphlets, mathematics
  • Bestimmung aller Raumcurven
  • [Samlede avhandlingar ved bevilgning fra Statens forskningsfond av 1919 og med understottelse av Videnskapsselskapet i Kristiania og Videnskapernes akademi i Leipzig
  • Zur theorie der berührungstransformationen

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Key facts

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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Encyclopedic overview

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.

Life and career

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