Joseph Serret
Joseph Alfred Serret (born August 30, 1819 in Paris , † March 2, 1885 in Versailles ) was a French mathematician .
Live and act
Joseph Serret studied at the École polytechnique in Paris, where he graduated in 1840. In 1848 he became an examiner in the entrance exams. In 1861 he became professor of celestial mechanics at the Collège de France and in 1863 professor of analysis at the Sorbonne . In 1873 he was in the Bureau des Longitudes . In 1871 he retired. Since 1860 he was a member of the Académie des sciences .
Serret is still known today for his work on differential geometry , in particular the Frenet-Serret formulas for space curves with Jean Frédéric Frenet (1816–1900). But he also worked in number theory, analysis and mechanics. Serret was editor of the works of Joseph-Louis Lagrange .
In the 19th century he was also known for his algebra textbook Cours d'algèbre supérieure (2 volumes, Gauthier Villars 1877, 1879).
Web links
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Joseph Serret. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter S. Académie des sciences, accessed on March 1, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Serret, Joseph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Serret, Joseph Alfred (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1819 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 2, 1885 |
| Place of death | Versailles |