EDMOND LAGUERRE

BIRTH AND DEATH

Birth: 4/9/1834     Death: 8/14/1886

OCCUPATION

scientist

BIOGRAPHY SUMMARY

Edmond Nicolas Laguerre was a French mathematician and a member of the Académie des sciences (1885). His main works were in the areas of geometry and complex analysis. He also investigated orthogonal polynomials. Laguerre's method is a root-finding algorithm tailored to polynomials. He laid the foundations of a geometry of oriented spheres, including the Laguerre transformation or transformation by reciprocal directions.

NOTABLE WORK

WHY THEY MATTER

Edmond Laguerre was intellectually unique for his groundbreaking contributions to geometry, complex analysis, and orthogonal polynomials. His development of the Laguerre method, a root-finding algorithm customized for polynomials, revolutionized mathematical computation. Furthermore, his work on the geometry of oriented spheres, notably the Laguerre transformation, demonstrated his innovative approach to geometric transformations.

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