Jean Le Rond d'Alembert
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Summary
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was born on November 16, 1717[1], in Paris[2]. He died on October 29, 1783[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], physicist[7], musicologist[8], and translator[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,045 views/month, #7,206 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Place of burial: Catacombs of Paris[11], cimetière Saint-Eustache[12]
- Father: Louis-Camus Destouches[13], Philippe Néricault Destouches[14], Léopold Philippe d'Arenberg[15]
- Mother: Claudine Guérin de Tencin[16]
- Country of citizenship: France[17], Kingdom of France[18]
- Native language: French[19]
- Occupation: writer[20], music theorist[21], encyclopédistes[22], engineer[23], astronomer[24], lexicographer[25], intellectual[26], musicographer[27]
- Field of work: mathematics[28], mechanics[29]
- Position held: perpetual secretary of the French Academy[30], member of the Académie française[31]
- Educated at: University of Paris[32], Collège des Quatre-Nations[33]
- Doctoral advisor: Léonor Caron[34]
- Notable work: d'Alembert's paradox[35], d'Alembert operator[36], Encyclopédie[37], ratio test[38], D'Alembert's principle[39], D'Alembert's equation[40], d'Alembert's formula[41], D’Alembert-Progression[42]
- Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society[43], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[44]
- Member of: Royal Society[45], Académie Française[46], Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences[47], French Academy of Sciences[48], Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences[49], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[50], Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters[51], Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities[52], Academy of Sciences of Turin[53], Diderot and d'Alembert[54]
- Religion or worldview: atheism[55]
- Sex or gender: male[56]
- Movement: Enlightenment philosophy[57]
- Doctoral student: Pierre-Simon Laplace[58]
- Commons category: Jean Le Rond d'Alembert[59]
- Unmarried partner: Jeanne Julie Éléonore de Lespinasse[60]
- Given name: Jean[61]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jean Le Rond d'Alembert include fundamental theorem of algebra[62], a theorem[63]; D'Alembert's principle[64], a principle[65]; d'Alembert operator[66], a mathematical concept[67]; ratio test[68]; d'Alembert's paradox[69]; d'Alembert's formula[70]; D'Alembert's equation[71]; and d'Alembert[72].
Why It Matters
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] He is known by 122 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
He has been cited as an influence by Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet[75], a philosopher[76], 1743–1794[77], of France[78], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[79], specialised in mathematics[80].
He is credited with the discovery of wave equation[81], a hyperbolic partial differential equation[82] and Cauchy–Riemann equations[83], a system of differential equations[84]. Works attributed to him include Encyclopédie[85], a written work[86], written by Denis Diderot[87]. Entities named for him include fundamental theorem of algebra[62], a theorem[63]; D'Alembert's principle[64], a principle[65]; d'Alembert operator[66], a mathematical concept[67]; ratio test[68]; d'Alembert's paradox[69]; and d'Alembert's formula[70].
His notable doctoral advisees include Pierre-Simon Laplace[88], a mathematician[89], 1749–1827[90], of France[91], awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour[92], specialised in celestial mechanics[93].
FAQs
Where was Jean Le Rond d'Alembert born?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's place of birth was Paris[2].
Where did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert die?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert passed away in Paris[4].
Who were Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's parents?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's father was Louis-Camus Destouches[13]. Jean Le Rond d'Alembert's mother was Claudine Guérin de Tencin[16].
What did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert do for work?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert worked as a philosopher[5], mathematician[6], physicist[7], musicologist[8], and translator[9].
Where did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert go to school?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert was educated at University of Paris[32] and Collège des Quatre-Nations[33].
What awards did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert receive?
Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society[43] and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[44].
Who did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert influence?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert has been cited as an influence by Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat de Condorcet[75].
What did Jean Le Rond d'Alembert discover?
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert is credited as discoverer of wave equation[81] and Cauchy–Riemann equations[83].