Pierre-Simon Laplace

Summary

Pierre-Simon Laplace is a human^[1]. He was born in Beaumont-en-Auge^[2]. He died in Paris^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], physicist^[6], politician^[7], and philosopher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,541 views/month, #6,421 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Pierre-Simon Laplace was born in Beaumont-en-Auge^[2].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace died in Paris^[3].
• Burial took place at Père Lachaise Cemetery^[10].
• Burial took place at Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc^[11].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace is buried at Q110331480^[12].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace was married to Marie Anne Charlotte de Courty de Romange^[13].
• A child of Pierre-Simon Laplace was Charles Émile de Laplace^[14].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace held citizenship in France^[15].
• French was Pierre-Simon Laplace's native language^[16].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace worked as an astronomer^[5].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's professions included physicist^[6].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace worked as a politician^[7].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's professions included philosopher^[8].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's professions included university teacher^[17].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was celestial mechanics^[18].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was probability theory^[19].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was mathematical analysis^[20].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was mathematics^[21].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was mechanics^[22].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace's field of work was astronomy^[23].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace held the position of Pair of France^[24].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace held the position of member of the Sénat conservateur^[25].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace held the position of Minister of the Interior of France^[26].
• Pierre-Simon Laplace held the position of president^[27].

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Origins and Family

Pierre-Simon Laplace's place of birth was Beaumont-en-Auge^[2]. French was his native language^[16].

Education

Pierre-Simon Laplace was educated at University of Caen Normandy^[28]. His doctoral advisor was Jean Le Rond d'Alembert^[29].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], physicist^[6], politician^[7], philosopher^[8], and university teacher^[17]. Fields of work include celestial mechanics^[18], a branch of mechanics^[30]; probability theory^[19], a branch of mathematics^[31]; mathematical analysis^[20], an academic discipline^[32]; mathematics^[21], an academic discipline^[33]; mechanics^[22], a branch of physics^[34]; and astronomy^[23], a branch of science^[35]. Employers include École normale^[36], a course^[37], in France^[38]; Bureau des Longitudes^[39], an academy of sciences^[40], in France^[41], founded in 1795^[42]; Institut de France^[43], a learned society^[44], in France^[45], founded in 1795^[46], headquartered in Palais de l'Institut de France^[47]; École Militaire^[48], a building complex^[49], in France^[50], founded in 1751^[51]; and French Academy of Sciences^[52], an academy of sciences^[53], in France^[54], founded in 1666^[55], headquartered in Paris^[56]. Positions held include Pair of France^[24], a position^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1814^[59]; member of the Sénat conservateur^[25], a position^[60], in French First Republic^[61], founded in 1799^[62]; Minister of the Interior of France^[26], a position^[63], in France^[64]; president^[27], a position^[65]; seat 8 of the Académie française^[66], a seat of a scientific academy^[67]; and president of the French Academy of Sciences^[68]. Doctoral students include Siméon Denis Poisson^[69] and Jean-Baptiste Biot^[70].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[71], Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[72], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[73], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion^[74], Fellow of the Royal Society^[75], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[76].

Personal Life

Among Pierre-Simon Laplace's spouses was Marie Anne Charlotte de Courty de Romange^[13]. A child of him was Charles Émile de Laplace^[14]. His religion is recorded as agnosticism^[77].

Death and Burial

Pierre-Simon Laplace died in Paris^[3]. Recorded place of burial include Père Lachaise Cemetery^[10], Saint-Julien-de-Mailloc^[11], and Q110331480^[12].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pierre-Simon Laplace include Laplace transform^[78], an integral transform^[79]; Laplace operator^[80], a differential operator^[81]; Laplace's demon^[82], a thought experiment^[83]; Biot-Savart law^[84], a physical law^[85]; Laplace's equation^[86]; Laplace distribution^[87]; Laplacian matrix^[88]; and Young–Laplace equation^[89].

Why It Matters

Pierre-Simon Laplace ranks in the top 0.64% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,541 views/month, #6,421 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[90] He is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[91]

He is credited with the discovery of nebular hypothesis^[92], a scientific hypothesis^[93]. Entities named for him include Laplace transform^[78], an integral transform^[79]; Laplace operator^[80], a differential operator^[81]; Laplace's demon^[82], a thought experiment^[83]; Biot-Savart law^[84], a physical law^[85]; Laplace's equation^[86]; and Laplace distribution^[87].

His notable doctoral advisees include Siméon Denis Poisson^[94], a mathematician^[95], 1781–1840^[96], of France^[97], awarded the Copley Medal^[98], specialised in mathematical analysis^[99] and Jean-Baptiste Biot^[100], a mathematician^[101], 1774–1862^[102], of France^[103], awarded the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[104], specialised in physics^[105].

FAQs

Where was Pierre-Simon Laplace born?

Pierre-Simon Laplace's place of birth was Beaumont-en-Auge^[2].

Where did Pierre-Simon Laplace die?

Pierre-Simon Laplace passed away in Paris^[3].

Who was Pierre-Simon Laplace married to?

Pierre-Simon Laplace's spouses include Marie Anne Charlotte de Courty de Romange^[13].

What did Pierre-Simon Laplace do for work?

Pierre-Simon Laplace worked as mathematician^[4], astronomer^[5], physicist^[6], politician^[7], and philosopher^[8].

Where did Pierre-Simon Laplace go to school?

Pierre-Simon Laplace was educated at University of Caen Normandy^[28].

What awards did Pierre-Simon Laplace receive?

Honors received include Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour^[71], Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour^[72], Knight of the Legion of Honour^[73], and Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Reunion^[74].

What did Pierre-Simon Laplace discover?

Pierre-Simon Laplace is credited as discoverer of nebular hypothesis^[92].