Charles Hermite

See also: Hermit (homonymy)

Charles Hermite (December 24th 1822 with Dieuze - January 14th 1901 with Paris) is a Mathématicien French. Its work relates to especially the Théorie of the numbers, the quadratic forms, the orthogonal Polynômes, the elliptic functions, and the differential equations. Several mathematical entities are described as Hermitien born in its honor. It is also known like one of the first to use the matrices.

It was the first to show, in 1873, that a well-known constant of the analysis, in fact E , was a transcendent Nombre. Its methods were then extended by Ferdinand von Lindemann to prove the transcendence of π (1882).

Admitted with the Polytechnic school in 1843, he resigned about it quickly because of a physical infirmity. University lecturer with the National university, it was then titular pulpit of algebra higher than the Faculty of Science of Paris of 1871 to 1898, succeeding Jean-Marie Duhamel and professor of analysis to the Polytechnic school of 1869 to 1878.

Charles Hermite was elected with the Academy of Science in 1856 to replace Jacques Binet, it was President of the Academy of Science in 1890. He was associate-correspondent of the Académie of Stanislas.

Charles Hermite was in particular Large-Officer of the Légion of honor, Grand-Croix of the Pole star of Sweden.

He had married the sister of the mathematician Joseph Bertrand, and was the father-in-law of the mathematician Emile Picard and the engineer Georges Forestier.

The majority of its works were gathered and published after its death by Emile Picard.

Hermit maintained abundant correspondences with a vast global area network of mathematicians, like Gösta Mittag-Leffler, James Sylvester, Angelo Genocchi, Carl Jacobi or Matias Lerch. Its correspondence with Stieltjes was published in 1903.

Bear in particular its name:

of the mathemathic entities Square born, of which the Polynomial of Hermit, the square Space, the square Matrix, the Theorem of Hermit-Lindemann
the Center Charles Hermite with Nancy, Computer Center of the Lorraine area , created in 1994, account among most powerful in the world according to the INRIA.
a crater on the the Moon.
of the streets or other arteries with Paris, Metz, Nancy, Dieuze, Manom.
of the colleges and colleges in Paris (Charles Jenatzy Hermit-Camille), Dieuze, Thionville.
a door with its representation in low-relief with the Sorbonne.
of the amphitheaters to the Institute Henri Poincaré, the University Pierre and Marie Curie, to the University of Metz '' (University Paul Verlaine) ''.

See too

Square (square Operator, square scalar Product, square Matrix, orthogonal Polynomials of Hermit)
Theorem of Hermit-Lindemann
Polynomial of Hermit
square Space
square Matrix
transcendent Number
cubic Spline of Hermit

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