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Charles Julien Brianchon

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Charles Julien Brianchon
Born19 December 1783
Died29 April 1864
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
Known forBrianchon's theorem
Scientific career
Fieldsmathematics
chemistry

Charles Julien Brianchon (19 December 1783 – 29 April 1864) was a French mathematician and chemist.

Life

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He entered into the École Polytechnique in 1804 at the age of eighteen[dubiousdiscuss], and studied under Monge, graduating first in his class in 1808, after which he took up a career as a lieutenant in Napoleon's artillery. Later, in 1818, Brianchon became a professor in the Artillery School of the Royal Guard at Vincennes.

Work

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Brianchon is best known for his proof of Brianchon's theorem (1810).

Brianchon's book Mémoire sur les lignes du second ordre (Paris, 1817) is available online [1].

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  • Brianchon's Theorem
  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Charles Julien Brianchon", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews