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Joseph Bertrand
French mathematician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joseph Louis François Bertrand (French pronunciation: [ʒozɛf lwi fʁɑ̃swa bɛʁtʁɑ̃]; 11 March 1822 – 5 April 1900) was a French mathematician whose work emphasized number theory, differential geometry, probability theory, economics and thermodynamics.[1]
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Joseph Louis François Bertrand | |
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Born | (1822-03-11)11 March 1822 |
Died | 5 April 1900(1900-04-05) (aged 78) Paris, France |
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Fields | Mathematics |
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