Joseph-Louis Lagrange
1736 - 1813
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Lagrange excelled in all fields of analysis and number theory and analytical and celestial mechanics.
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A Poster of Joseph-Louis Lagrange
Mathematicians born in the same country
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| Honours awarded to Joseph-Louis Lagrange (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1790 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1791 |
| Lunar features | Crater Lagrange |
| Paris street names | Rue Lagrange (5th Arrondissement) |
| Commemorated on the Eiffel Tower | |
Other Web sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Astroseti (A Spanish translation of this biography)
- NNDB
- Sheffield University (Lagrange's Four-square Theorem)
- Rouse Ball
- Mathematical Genealogy Project
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