Sylvestre Lacroix
Sylvestre François de Lacroix (born April 28, 1765 in Paris , † May 24, 1843 ibid) was a French mathematician .
Lacroix was a student of Gaspard Monge , first taught mathematics in Rochefort and then in Paris. In 1788 he became professor at the Artillery School in Besançon and in 1794 professor at the École normal in Paris. In 1799 he became professor of analysis at the École polytechnique , later (1815) he taught at the Sorbonne and the Collège de France . From 1789 he was a member of the Académie des Sciences in Paris. In 1821 he resigned from most offices.
The lunar crater Lacroix is named after him.
Fonts
- Traité de Calcul différentielle et integral . 3 vols. 1797-1800.
- Cours de Mathématiques . 2 vols. 1797–1799.
Web links
- Works by and about Sylvestre Lacroix in the German Digital Library
- John J. O'Connor, Edmund F. Robertson : Sylvestre Lacroix. In: MacTutor History of Mathematics archive .
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter L. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 7, 2020 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lacroix, Sylvestre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lacroix, Sylvestre François de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1765 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 24, 1843 |
| Place of death | Paris |