Claude Louis Mathieu

Claude Louis Mathieu (born November 25, 1783 in Mâcon , † March 5, 1875 in Paris ) was a French mathematician and astronomer .

Mathieu worked particularly on population statistics and distance determination. From 1817 he had a position at the Bureau des Longitudes . He later became a professor at the Collège de France and in 1829 professor at the École polytechnique . He was a member of the Académie des Sciences since 1817 . Mathieu Rock is named after him in the Antarctic .

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SURNAME	Mathieu, Claude Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French mathematician and astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 25, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mâcon
DATE OF DEATH	March 5, 1875
Place of death	Paris