Person: Léger, Émile
Émile Léger was a French mathematician who was the first to notice that the Euclidean algorithm converges most slowly for consecutive Fibonacci numbers.
Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):
- Émile Léger was admitted to the École Polytechnique in 1813.
- The students were told to defend Paris and Léger was decorated for his bravery defending the capital.
Born 15 August 1795, Lagrange-aux-Bois, France. Died 15 December 1838, Paris, France.
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