Charles Hermite Quotes


I shall risk nothing on an attempt to prove the transcendence of p. If others undertake this enterprise, no one will be happier than I in their success. But believe me, it will not fail to cost them some effort.


Citations

Hermite, Charles. "Sur la fonction exponentielle." Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, vol. 77, Gauthier-Villars, 1873, p. 74.

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Charles Hermite
Charles Hermite
  • Born: December 24, 1822
  • Died: January 14, 1901
  • Nationality: French
  • Profession: Mathematician

Charles Hermite (French pronunciation: ​[ʃaʁl ɛʁˈmit]) FRS FRSE MIAS was a French mathematician who did research concerning number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra.