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Augustin Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857; pronounced [o.gysˈtɛ̃ lwi koˈʃi]) was a French mathematician, who is one of the most prominent mathematicians of the first half of the nineteenth century. He started the project of formulating and proving the theorems of infinitesimal calculus in a rigorous manner and was thus an early pioneer of analysis. He also gave several important theorems in complex analysis and initiated the study of permutation groups. A profound mathematician, through his perspicuous and rigorous methods Cauchy exercised a great influence over his contemporaries and successors. His writings cover the entire range of mathematics and mathematical physics.
Augustin Louis Cauchy | |
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Born | (1789-08-21)21 August 1789 |
Died | 23 May 1857(1857-05-23) (aged 67) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées |
Known for | Cauchy integral theorem |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Calculus Complex analysis |
Institutions | École Centrale du Panthéon École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées École polytechnique |
Doctoral students | Francesco Faa' di Bruno |
Cauchy was a prolific writer, he wrote approximately eight hundred research articles and five complete textbooks. He was a devout Roman Catholic, strict (Bourbon) royalist, and a close associate of the Jesuit order.