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| + | '''Augustin-Louis Cauchy''' (1789-1857) was a devout [[Catholic]], and an extraordinary [[France|French]] mathematician, considered to be one of the top twenty of all time.<ref>http://james.fabpedigree.com/mathmen.htm#Cauchy</ref> | ||
He was [[homeschooled]] and became prolific at publishing papers. His major contributions were in analysis, [[algebra]] and number theory, and famously developed group theory or the "theory of substitutions" and invented the [[calculus]] of residues. He was known for insisting on rigorous proofs. | He was [[homeschooled]] and became prolific at publishing papers. His major contributions were in analysis, [[algebra]] and number theory, and famously developed group theory or the "theory of substitutions" and invented the [[calculus]] of residues. He was known for insisting on rigorous proofs. | ||
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789-1857) was a devout Catholic, and an extraordinary French mathematician, considered to be one of the top twenty of all time.[1]
He was homeschooled and became prolific at publishing papers. His major contributions were in analysis, algebra and number theory, and famously developed group theory or the "theory of substitutions" and invented the calculus of residues. He was known for insisting on rigorous proofs.
He was shunned by the mathematical establishment at first, being denied several academic positions and compelled to do his initial work from outside of the university environment.[2] Only after achieving several stunning mathematical insights was he accepted at a faculty position.
