Person: Hermite, Charles

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Charles Hermite's work in the theory of functions includes the application of elliptic functions to the quintic equation. He published the first proof that $e$ is a transcendental number.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 24 December 1822, Dieuze, Lorraine, France. Died 14 January 1901, Paris, France.

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Algebra, Analysis, Geometry, Number Theory, Special Numbers And Numerals


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive