Joseph Liouville | |
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| Born | 24 March 1809 |
| Died | 8 September 1882 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Sturm–Liouville theory Liouville's equation Liouville's theorem (complex analysis) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | École Centrale Paris École Polytechnique |
| Doctoral advisor | Siméon Poisson Louis Jacques Thénard |
| Doctoral students | Eugène Charles Catalan Nikolai Bugaev |
Joseph Liouville FRS FRSE FAS (/ˌliːuˈvɪl/ LEE-oo-VIL, French: [ʒozɛf ljuvil]; 24 March 1809 – 8 September 1882)[1][2] was a French mathematician and engineer.
- ^ His death is registered the 9th of Septembre Etat civil de la ville de Paris, 6ème arrondissement.
- ^ Figaro du 10 décembre 1882