Adrien-Marie Legendre
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Summary
Adrien-Marie Legendre was born on September 18, 1752[1], in Paris[2]. He died on January 9, 1833[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], surveying engineer[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,426 views/month, #6,997 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Toulouse[11]
- Date of birth: 1752[12]
- Date of death: January 10, 1833[13], 1833[14]
- Place of burial: Auteuil Cemetery[15]
- Spouse: Marguerite-Claudine Cohin[16]
- Country of citizenship: France[17]
- Field of work: number theory[18]
- Position held: president of the French Academy of Sciences[19]
- Employer: École polytechnique[20], École Militaire[21], École Normale Supérieure[22], Bureau des Longitudes[23], French Academy of Sciences[24]
- Educated at: University of Paris[25], Collège des Quatre-Nations[26]
- Notable work: Legendre polynomial[27], Legendre symbol[28], Legendre transformation[29], Legendre's conjecture[30], Legendre's constant[31], associated Legendre polynomials[32], Legendre chi function[33], Legendre's theorem[34], Legendre function[35], Legendre sieve[36], Legendre differential equation[37], Legendre's theorem on spherical triangles[38], Legendre rational functions[39], Legendre form[40]
- Award received: Officer of the Legion of Honour[41], Fellow of the Royal Society[42], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[43], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[44], 72 names on the Eiffel Tower[45]
- Member of: French Academy of Sciences[46], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[47], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[48], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[49], Royal Society[50]
- Sex or gender: male[51]
- Commons category: Adrien-Marie Legendre[52]
- Family name: Legendre[53]
- Given name: Adrien-Marie[54]
- Topic's main category: Category:Adrien-Marie Legendre[55]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Adrien-Marie Legendre include Legendre polynomial[56], a special function[57]; Legendre transformation[58], a transformation[59]; Legendre symbol[60], a multiplicative function[61]; associated Legendre polynomials[62]; Legendre's formula[63]; Legendre's conjecture[64]; Legendre's constant[65]; and Legendre sieve[66].
Why It Matters
Adrien-Marie Legendre has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] He is known by 75 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]
He has been cited as an influence by Carl Friedrich Gauss[69], a mathematician[70], 1777–1855[71], of Confederation of the Rhine[72], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[73], specialised in number theory[74] and Évariste Galois[75], a mathematician[76], 1811–1832[77], of France[78], awarded the Concours général[79], specialised in group theory[80].
He is credited with the discovery of least squares method[81], a scientific method[82]; Legendre polynomial[83], a special function[84]; and ordinary least squares[85], a least squares method[86]. Entities named for him include Legendre polynomial[56], a special function[57]; Legendre transformation[58], a transformation[59]; Legendre symbol[60], a multiplicative function[61]; associated Legendre polynomials[62]; Legendre's formula[63]; and Legendre's conjecture[64].
FAQs
Where was Adrien-Marie Legendre born?
Adrien-Marie Legendre's place of birth was Paris[2].
Where did Adrien-Marie Legendre die?
Adrien-Marie Legendre died in Paris[4].
Who was Adrien-Marie Legendre married to?
Adrien-Marie Legendre's spouses include Marguerite-Claudine Cohin[16].
What did Adrien-Marie Legendre do for work?
Adrien-Marie Legendre worked as a mathematician[5], surveying engineer[6], university teacher[7], writer[8], and engineer[9].
Where did Adrien-Marie Legendre go to school?
Adrien-Marie Legendre was educated at University of Paris[25] and Collège des Quatre-Nations[26].
What awards did Adrien-Marie Legendre receive?
Honors received include Officer of the Legion of Honour[41], Fellow of the Royal Society[42], Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[43], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[44].
Who did Adrien-Marie Legendre influence?
Adrien-Marie Legendre has been cited as an influence by Carl Friedrich Gauss[69] and Évariste Galois[75].
What did Adrien-Marie Legendre discover?
Adrien-Marie Legendre is credited as discoverer of least squares method[81], Legendre polynomial[83], and ordinary least squares[85].