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June 27, 1831 (55 years old)
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Aries
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Sophie Germain
Marie-Sophie Germain is a French mathematician, physicist and philosopher. Despite her parents' initial objections and social hardships, she learned through books in her father's library, including those by Leonhard Euler, and correspondence with homes. Famous mathematics such as Lagrange, Legendre and Gauss. One of the pioneers of elastic theory, she won a grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on this topic. His work on Fermat's Final Theorem provided the basis for mathematicians to explore this topic hundreds of years later. Due to her gender stereotypes, she was unable to pursue a career in mathematics, but she worked independently throughout her life. Before passing away, Gauss suggested that she receive an honorary degree, but this never happened. On June 27, 1831, she died of breast cancer. For a hundred years of his life, a street and a girls' school bore his name.
BornApril 1, 1776, Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France
DiedJune 27, 1831, Paris, France
NationalityFrench
FieldsMathematician, physicist, and philosopher
Academic advisorsCarl Friedrich Gauss (epistolary correspondent)
Known forElasticity theory and number theory (e.g. Sophie Germain prime numbers)

About Sophie Germain

Mathematician Sophie Germain was born in France on April 1, 1776. She dies at the age of 55, on June 27, 1831.

Mathematician, scientist, and philosopher from the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Her contributions to number theory, differential geometry, and elasticity theory are remembered.

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Sophie Germain before becoming famous

Sophie Germain was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1776 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

Her gender barred her from higher education; nevertheless, she corresponded with famous scientists and mathematicians and earned a high degree of proficiency in her chosen fields.

Achievement of Sophie Germain

She worked on Pierre de Fermat's famous Last Theorem extensively.

Sophie Germain's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Her father was a Parisian silk dealer, and she and her two sisters were his daughters.

Sophie Germain Collabed with

She corresponded with German mathematician Mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss early in her career.

Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855) (Mathematician)
Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777 - 1855)

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Sophie Germain Income & Net worth

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