'''Évariste Galois''' (1811–1832) was mathematical prodigy born in France who founded a branch of abstract algebra named after him, Galois theory. He was also the first to assign the word "group" to represent a group of mathematical permutations.
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'''Évariste Galois''' (1811–1832) was mathematical prodigy born in [[France]] who founded a branch of abstract [[algebra]] named after him, ''Galois theory''. He was also the first to assign the word "group" to represent a group of mathematical permutations.
He tragically died in a duel when he was only 20 years old.
He tragically died in a duel when he was only 20 years old.