Adrien-Marie Legendre
Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833) was a French mathematician, university teacher and writer.
Also recorded as A.M. Legendre; Adrien Marie Legendre; Adrien Marie Le Jendre.
Overview
Born at Paris in 1752, died at Paris in 1833.
In detail
Adrien-Marie Legendre studied at University of Paris and Collège des Quatre-Nations. the recorded working language is French.
The field of work recorded is number theory.
Employment is recorded with École polytechnique, École Militaire and École Normale Supérieure. Positions recorded include president of the French Academy of Sciences. Membership is recorded of French Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences.
Works named in the authority record are Legendre polynomial, Legendre symbol, Legendre transformation, Legendre's conjecture, Legendre's constant and associated Legendre polynomials.
Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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