Édouard Lucas
Facts
24 properties- Instance of
- human
- Date of birth
- April 4, 1842
- Date of death
- October 3, 1891
- Place of birth
- Amiens
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- mathematician, university teacher
- Employer
- Paris Observatory, PSL University, Lycée Saint-Louis, Lycée Charlemagne, Lycée Théodore-de-Banville, Lycée Charlemagne[13][14][15][16]
- Field of work
- number theory, mathematics, Fibonacci sequence, mathematical game[9][10][11][12]
- Educated at
- École Normale Supérieure[17]
- Notable work
- Theorie des Fonctions Numeriques Simplement Periodiques, Lucas sequence, Lucas number, Lucas primality test, Lucas' theorem, Genaille–Lucas rulers, Tower of Hanoi[18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
- Cause of death
- erysipelas[26]
- Assessment
- agrégation of mathematics[37]
- Birth name
- François Édouard Anatole Lucas[34]
- Contributed to creative work
- Popular Science[36]
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics[38]
- Manner of death
- natural causes[32]
- Name in native language
- Édouard Lucas[35]
- Participated in conflict
- Franco-Prussian War[27]
- Place of burial
- Montmartre Cemetery[7]
- ISNI
- 0000000121208247
- VIAF cluster ID
- 12311733
- Library of Congress Authorities ID
- n87124103
- GND ID
- 1063212561
- BHCL UUID
- 83544855-a3f9-426f-b1e7-6f0a2b3ca570
- BIBSYS ID
- 90264821
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 119135632
- Brasseur ID
- 0B71JfRYrV2lYZDdBcTJrX09OZ28
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
- biography/Edouard-Lucas
- FAST ID
- 206249
- Freebase ID
- /m/0139y2
- IdRef ID
- 02699710X
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- J9U entity ID
- 987007424979105171
- Libraries Australia ID
- 36555892
- MR Author ID
- 490871
- MacTutor biography ID
- Lucas
- NL CR AUT ID
- uk20231211094
- NLA Trove people ID
- 1290159
- NUKAT ID
- n2003047951
- National Library of Israel ID (old)
- 002269300
- National Library of Latvia ID
- 000290201
- National Library of Portugal ID
- 610432
- National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
- XX1043760
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 130318655
- Open Library ID
- OL2556743A
- Patrinum ID
- 190200
- Prabook ID
- 2446798
- ProofWiki ID
- Mathematician:François_Édouard_Anatole_Lucas
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003534300
- SBN author ID
- TO0V246866
- SHARE Catalogue author ID
- 42240
- Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
- lucas
- University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
- a1052957
- Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
- ADV10262370
- Vatican Library VcBA ID
- 495/74481
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJmpctF4wQFJ4MHBtXXfMP
- ZbMATH author ID
- lucas.edouard
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Cause of death 1
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Educated at 1
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Instance of 1
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Maintained by WikiProject 1
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Summary
Édouard Lucas was born on April 4, 1842[1], in Amiens[2]. He died on October 3, 1891[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for Édouard Lucas include Lucas number[39], a Lucas sequence[40]; Lucas sequence[41], a mathematical concept[42]; Lucas–Lehmer primality test[43], a primality test[44]; Lucas' theorem[45]; Lucas primality test[46]; Genaille–Lucas rulers[47]; Lucas–Lehmer–Riesel test[48]; and Lucas–Carmichael number[49].
Why It Matters
He is credited with the discovery of Tower of Hanoi[50], a mathematical game[51], founded in 1883[52]; Lucas' theorem[53], a theorem[54]; Genaille–Lucas rulers[55], a scientific instrument[56]; and Kempner function[57], an arithmetic function[58]. Works attributed to him include mice problem[59], a mathematical problem[60]. Entities named for him include Lucas number[39], a Lucas sequence[40]; Lucas sequence[41], a mathematical concept[42]; Lucas–Lehmer primality test[43], a primality test[44]; Lucas' theorem[45]; Lucas primality test[46]; and Genaille–Lucas rulers[47].
FAQs
Where was Édouard Lucas born?
Édouard Lucas's place of birth was Amiens[2].
Where did Édouard Lucas die?
Édouard Lucas died in Paris[4].
What did Édouard Lucas do for work?
Édouard Lucas worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Édouard Lucas go to school?
Édouard Lucas was educated at École Normale Supérieure[17].
What did Édouard Lucas discover?
Édouard Lucas is credited as discoverer of Tower of Hanoi[50], Lucas' theorem[53], Genaille–Lucas rulers[55], and Kempner function[57].