Biography henri poincare

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Biography henri poincare!

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Born

29 April 1854
Nancy, Lorraine, France

Died

17 July 1912
Paris, France

Summary

Henri Poincaré can be said to have been the originator of algebraic topology and of the theory of analytic functions of several complex variables.

Biography

Henri Poincaré's father was Léon Poincaré and his mother was Eugénie Launois.

They were 26 and 24 years of age, respectively, at the time of Henri's birth. Henri was born in Nancy where his father was Professor of Medicine at the University.

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Léon Poincaré's family produced other men of great distinction during Henri's lifetime. Raymond Poincaré, who was prime minister of France several times and president of the French Republic during World War I, was the elder son of Léon Poincaré's brother Antoine Poincaré.

The second of Antoine Poincaré's sons, Lucien Poincaré, achieved high rank in university administration.

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