Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857; French pronunciation: [oɡystɛ̃ lwi koˈʃi]) was a French mathematician who was an early pioneer of analysis. He started the project of formulating and proving the theorems of infinitesimal calculus in a rigorous manner. He also gave several important theorems in complex analysis and initiated the study of permutation groups in abstract algebra. A profound mathematician, through his perspicuous a...
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Augustin-Louis Cauchy (21 August 1789 – 23 May 1857; French pronunciation: [oɡystɛ̃ lwi koˈʃi]) was a French mathematician who was an early pioneer of analysis. He started the project of formulating and proving the theorems of infinitesimal calculus in a rigorous manner. He also gave several important theorems in complex analysis and initiated the study of permutation groups in abstract algebra. A profound mathematician, through his perspicuous and rigorous methods Cauchy exercised a great influence over his contemporaries and successors. His writings cover the entire range of mathematics and mathematical physics.
Cauchy was a prolific writer; he wrote approximately eight hundred research articles and five complete textbooks. He was a devout Roman Catholic, strict (Bourbon) royalist, and a close associate of the Jesuit order.
Cauchy's father (Louis François Cauchy) was a high official in the Parisian Police of the Old Régime. He lost his position because of the French Revolution (July...
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