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Adrien-Marie Legendre (/ l ə ˈ ʒ ɑː n d ər,-ˈ ʒ ɑː n d /; French: [adʁiɛ̃ maʁi ləʒɑ̃dʁ]; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics.
Adrien-Marie Legendre's major work on elliptic integrals provided basic analytical tools for mathematical physics. He gave a simple proof that π is irrational as well as the first proof that π2 is irrational.
Mar 21, 2024 · Adrien-Marie Legendre (born September 18, 1752, Paris, France—died January 10, 1833, Paris) was a French mathematician whose distinguished work on elliptic integrals provided basic analytic tools for mathematical physics.
Nov 23, 2023 · Adrien-Marie LEGENDRE. b. 18 September 1752 -- d. 9 January 1833 Summary. In 1805, Legendre published the first description of the method of least squares as an algebraic fitting procedure. It was subsequently justified on statistical grounds by Gauss and Laplace. Adrien-Marie Legendre was born in Paris (France).
Dec 24, 2016 · Adrien-Marie Legendre was primarily a mathematician, publishing an important three-volume work on number theory and an equally important three-volume work on elliptic functions, and was the first to publish the method of least squares.
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