Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde
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Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde was an 18th-century French mathematician and musician known for his contributions to algebra and determinants, including work that led to the concepts of Vandermonde matrices and Vandermonde's identity.
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| Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
18th-century mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 18th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| era | Enlightenment ⓘ |
| familyName | Vandermonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebra
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determinants ⓘ mathematics ⓘ music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexandre-Théophile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (French) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of determinant theory
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development of linear algebra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Vandermonde determinant
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Vandermonde matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandermonde's identity NERFINISHED ⓘ work on determinants ⓘ work on symmetric functions ⓘ |
| memberOf | Académie des sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableConcept |
Vandermonde determinant
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Vandermonde matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandermonde polynomial NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandermonde's identity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mémoire sur des irrationnelles de différents ordres
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Mémoire sur la résolution des équations NERFINISHED ⓘ Mémoire sur l’élimination ⓘ Vandermonde matrix NERFINISHED ⓘ Vandermonde's identity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cellist
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mathematician ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| studied |
elimination theory
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irrational quantities ⓘ theory of equations ⓘ |
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