Charles Hermite
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Charles Hermite circa 1887.
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a French mathematician who did research concerning number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra
Born
24 December 1822 Dieuze, Moselle, France
Died
14 January 1901 (aged 78) Paris, France
Nationality
French
Known for
Proof that e is transcendental Hermitian adjoint Hermitian form Hermitian function Hermitian matrix Hermitian metric Hermitian operator Hermite polynomials Hermitian transpose Hermitian wavelet
Fields
Mathematics
Alma mater
Collège Henri IV, Sorbonne Collège Louis-le-Grand, Sorbonne
Institutions
École Polytechnique Sorbonne
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France
Doctoral advisor
Eugène Charles Catalan
Doctoral students
Léon Charve Henri Padé Mihailo Petrović Henri Poincaré Thomas Stieltjes Jules Tannery
era
1800+