Charles Hermite

1822 - 1901

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Hermite's work in the theory of functions includes the application of elliptic functions to the quintic equation. In 1873 he published the first proof that e is a transcendental number.
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Honours awarded to Charles Hermite
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LMS Honorary Member1871
Fellow of the Royal Society1873
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh1884
Lunar featuresCrater Hermite
Paris street namesRue Charles Hermite and Square Charles Hermite (18th Arrondissement)

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  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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