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Claude-Louis Mathieu

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Claude-Louis Mathieu
Claude-Louis Mathieu
Born(1783-11-25)25 November 1783
Died5 March 1875(1875-03-05) (aged 91)
Known fordistance of the stars
AwardsLalande Prize (1808), (1815)
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
astronomy
InstitutionsBureau des Longitudes

Claude-Louis Mathieu (25 November 1783 in Mâcon – 5 March 1875 in Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.

Awarded the Lalande Prize twice, in 1808 and 1815.

References

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  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Claude-Louis Mathieu", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews