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He was born, lived and died in [[Geneva]], where he published the work ''Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques'' (1778), which included a demonstration of [[Euclid's postulates]] that gained fame before the rise of [[non-Euclidean geometry]] and influenced most of the [[elementary geometry]] treatises of the |
He was born, lived and died in [[Geneva]], where he published the work ''Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques'' (1778), which included a demonstration of [[Euclid's postulates]] that gained fame before the rise of [[non-Euclidean geometry]] and influenced most of the [[elementary geometry]] treatises of the 19th century.<ref name="HDS" /> |
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He was a professor of mathematics at the [[University of Geneva]] from 1761 to 1795, becoming its [[Rector (academia)|rector]] in 1783. In 1774, he published the work ''De l'instruction publique'' in open opposition to [[Horace de Saussure]]'s ''Projet de réforme pour le Collège de Genève''.<ref name="HDS" /> |
He was a professor of mathematics at the [[University of Geneva]] from 1761 to 1795, becoming its [[Rector (academia)|rector]] in 1783. In 1774, he published the work ''De l'instruction publique'' in open opposition to [[Horace de Saussure]]'s ''Projet de réforme pour le Collège de Genève''.<ref name="HDS" /> |
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| Born | 3 October 1731  Geneva |
| Died | 15 May 1812 (aged 80) Geneva |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
Louis Bertrand (3 October 1731 – 15 May 1812) was a Swiss mathematician.[1]
Biography
He was born, lived and died in Geneva, where he published the work Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques (1778), which included a demonstration of Euclid's postulates that gained fame before the rise of non-Euclidean geometry and influenced most of the elementary geometry treatises of the 19th century.[1]
He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Geneva from 1761 to 1795, becoming its rector in 1783. In 1774, he published the work De l'instruction publique in open opposition to Horace de Saussure's Projet de réforme pour le Collège de Genève.[1]
He worked, besides in Geneva, also in Berlin, Bern, and London.[2]
Works
- Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques (in French). Vol. 1. Genève: Isaac Bardin, Imprimerie de la Societé Typografique. 1778.
- Developpement nouveau de la partie elementaire des mathematiques (in French). Vol. 2. Genève: Isaac Bardin, Jean Pierre Bonnant. 1778.
References
- ^ a b c Fernando Vidal: Louis Bertrand in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 24 September 2002.
- ^ "Bertrand, Louis". Consortium of European Research Libraries. 6 September 2022.
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