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Adrien-Marie Legendre
1752Sep, 18

Adrien-Marie Legendre

Adrien-Marie Legendre, French mathematician and theorist (d. 1833)
Adrien-Marie Legendre (; French: [adʁiɛ̃ maʁi ləʒɑ̃dʁ]; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French mathematician who made numerous contributions to mathematics. Well-known and important concepts such as the Legendre polynomials and Legendre transformation are named after him.

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