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Joseph Liouville FRS FRSE FAS ( / ˌliːuːˈvɪl /; French: [ʒɔzɛf ljuvil]; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882) [1] [2] was a French mathematician and engineer.
Joseph Liouville was a French mathematician known for his work in analysis, differential geometry, and number theory and for his discovery of transcendental numbers—i.e., numbers that are not the roots of algebraic equations having rational coefficients. He was also influential as a journal editor.
Joseph Liouville (1809 - 1882) - Biography - MacTutor History of Mathematics. Quick Info. Born. 24 March 1809. Saint-Omer, France. Died. 8 September 1882. Paris, France. Summary. Joseph Liouville is best known for his work on transcendental numbers. He constructed an infinite class of such numbers. View two larger pictures. Biography.
Jun 27, 2024 · In 1809, the French mathematician Jean Fourier discovered that a complex wave is the sum of several simple waves; Napoléon Bonaparte was engaged against the British forces in the Peninsular War; and in the little town of Saint Omer, Pas de Calais, France, Joseph Liouville was born on March 24.
French mathematician Joseph Liouville was an accomplished teacher and a gifted researcher. His work in mathematical physics influenced the study of electrodynamics, heat flow, and addressed problems in astronomy.
Joseph Liouville (1809-1882), member of the Institute and commander of the Legion of Honor, was a teacher, a prolific researcher (he authored more than 400 publications) a founder and editor of a mathematical journal that still exists ( Journal de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées, a.k.a. Liouville's Journal), an academician, a scientific and in...
Liouville, Joseph (1809-1882) French mathematician who, with Sturm developed many properties of boundary value problems. He also studied analysis and differential equations, as well as demonstrating the existence of transcendental numbers, proving that the sum.
