Charles Hermite
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Summary
Charles Hermite was born on December 24, 1822[1], in Dieuze[2]. He died on January 14, 1901[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], senior lecturer[7], and professeur des universités[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,565 views/month, #7,200 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Montparnasse Cemetery[10]
- Country of citizenship: France[11]
- Occupation: university teacher[12]
- Field of work: algebra[13], number theory[14], mathematics[15], mathematical analysis[16], quadratic form[17], orthogonal polynomials[18], elliptic function[19]
- Position held: president of the French Academy of Sciences[20]
- Employer: École Normale Supérieure[21], University of Paris[22], École polytechnique[23]
- Educated at: Lycée Henri-IV[24], Lycée Louis-le-Grand[25], École polytechnique[26]
- Doctoral advisor: Eugène Charles Catalan[27]
- Award received: Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[28], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[29], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[30], Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star[31], Honorary doctor of the University of Liège[32]
- Member of: Royal Society[33], Société Philomathique de Paris[34], French Academy of Sciences[35], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[36], Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[37], Ligue de la Patrie Française[38], Hungarian Academy of Sciences[39], Académie de Stanislas (Nancy, France)[40], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[41], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[42], Russian Academy of Sciences[43], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[44], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[45], Royal Society of Edinburgh[46]
- Sex or gender: male[47]
- Doctoral student: Henri Poincaré[48], Thomas Joannes Stieltjes[49], Marie Georges Humbert[50], Jules Tannery[51], Désiré André[52], Léon Charve[53], Mihailo Petrović[54], Louis Bourguet[55], Charles Biehler[56], Henri Padé[57]
- Commons category: Charles Hermite[58]
- Academic degree: baccalauréat[59], Bachelor of Science[60]
- Family name: Hermite[61]
- Given name: Charles[62]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Charles Hermite include hermitian matrix[63], Hermite polynomial[64], Hermite interpolation[65], Hermitian operator[66], Hermitian form[67], Hermite[68], Hermite's identity[69], and Hermite–Hadamard inequality[70].
Why It Matters
Charles Hermite has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[71] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[72]
Entities named for him include hermitian matrix[63], Hermite polynomial[64], Hermite interpolation[65], Hermitian operator[66], Hermitian form[67], and Hermite[68].
His notable doctoral advisees include Henri Poincaré[73], a mathematician[74], 1854–1912[75], of France[76], awarded the Poncelet Prize[77], specialised in algebraic geometry[78]; Mihailo Petrović[79], a mathematician[80], 1868–1943[81], of Principality of Serbia[82], awarded the honorary doctor of the University of Belgrade[83], specialised in mathematics[84]; Thomas Joannes Stieltjes[85], a mathematician[86], 1856–1894[87], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[88], awarded the Honorary doctor of Leiden University[89]; Henri Padé[90], a mathematician[91], 1863–1953[92], of France[93], awarded the Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[94], specialised in mathematics[95]; Jules Tannery[96], a mathematician[97], 1848–1910[98], of France[99], specialised in mathematics[100]; and Désiré André[101], a mathematician[102], 1840–1917[103], of France[104], awarded the Poncelet Prize[105].
FAQs
Where was Charles Hermite born?
Charles Hermite's place of birth was Dieuze[2].
Where did Charles Hermite die?
Charles Hermite died in Paris[4].
What did Charles Hermite do for work?
Charles Hermite worked as a mathematician[5], university teacher[6], senior lecturer[7], and professeur des universités[8].
Where did Charles Hermite go to school?
Charles Hermite was educated at Lycée Henri-IV[24], Lycée Louis-le-Grand[25], and École polytechnique[26].
What awards did Charles Hermite receive?
Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[28], Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order[29], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[30], and Commanders Grand Cross of the Order of the Polar Star[31].