Legendre

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Legendre is a French surname most famously associated with Adrien-Marie Legendre, an influential 18th–19th century mathematician known for major contributions to number theory, statistics, and mathematical analysis.

All labels observed (1)

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Legendre canonical 3

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French-language surname ⓘ
human ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ
surname ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship France ⓘ
era 18th century mathematics ⓘ
19th century mathematics ⓘ
familyName Legendre ⓘ
fieldOfWork mathematical analysis ⓘ
number theory ⓘ
statistics ⓘ
givenName Adrien-Marie ⓘ
hasName Adrien-Marie Legendre ⓘ
hasNotableBearer Adrien-Marie Legendre ⓘ
hasNotableMathematicalConceptNamedAfter Legendre differential equation ⓘ
Legendre polynomials ⓘ
Legendre symbol ⓘ
Legendre transformation ⓘ
Legendre’s conjecture ⓘ
Legendre’s constant ⓘ
Legendre’s formula ⓘ
Legendre’s relation ⓘ
languageOfOrigin French ⓘ
notableFor Legendre polynomials ⓘ
Legendre symbol ⓘ
Legendre transformation ⓘ
Legendre’s conjecture on primes between consecutive squares ⓘ
Legendre’s constant (prime number approximation) ⓘ
Legendre’s differential equation ⓘ
Legendre’s formula for valuations of factorials ⓘ
Legendre’s relation for elliptic integrals ⓘ
law of quadratic reciprocity (formulation) ⓘ
method of least squares ⓘ
occupation professor of mathematics ⓘ
usedAs family name ⓘ
workLocation Paris ⓘ
writingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Louis Legendre → familyName → Legendre ⓘ
Adrien-Marie Legendre → familyName → Legendre ⓘ
subject linked to: Legendre