- Étienne Bobillier
Étienne Bobillier (
April 17 ,1798 –March 22 ,1840 ) was a Frenchmathematician .He was born in
Lons-le-Saulnier ,France . At the age of 19 he was accepted into theÉcole Polytechnique and studied there for a year. However, due to a shortage of money, in 1818 he became an instructor in mathematics at the École des Arts et Métiers inChâlons-sur-Marne . In 1829, he was sent toAngers to be director of studies. The following year he served in the national guard during the 1830 revolution. In 1832 he returned to Châlons after his post was abolished, and was promoted to professor. In 1836 he began suffering from health problems, but continued teaching; declining to take a leave to recuperate. As a result he died in Châlons at the relatively early age of 42.He is noted for his work on geometry, particularly the algebraic treatment of geometric surfaces and the polars of curves. He also worked on statics and the
catenary .The Bobillier crater on the
Moon is named after him.External links
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