Claude-Louis Mathieu

Claude-Louis Mathieu
Claude-Louis Mathieu
Born	November 25, 1783 Mâcon
Died	March 5, 1875 Paris
Nationality	France
Fields	mathematics astronomy
Institutions	Bureau des Longitudes
Known for	distance of the stars

Claude-Louis Mathieu (born in Mâcon on November 25, 1783; died March 5, 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.

References

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Claude-Louis Mathieu", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Mathieu_Claude.html .

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Name	Mathieu, Claude-Louis
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Date of birth	November 25, 1783
Place of birth	Mâcon
Date of death	March 5, 1875
Place of death	Paris