Olry Terquem | |
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Born | 16 June 1782 Metz, France |
Died | 6 May 1862 (aged 79) Paris, France |
Occupation | mathematician, geometry |
Olry Terquem (16 June 1782 – 6 May 1862) was a French mathematician. He is known for his works in geometry and for founding two scientific journals, one of which was the first journal about the history of mathematics. He was also the pseudonymous author (as Tsarphati) of a sequence of letters advocating radical reform in Judaism.[1] He was French Jewish.