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Joseph Fourier
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the study of the Fourier series, which eventually evolved into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their use in heat transfer and oscillation problems. The Fourier transformation and the Fourier transmission law are also named in his honor. Fourier is often credited with having discovered the greenhouse effect.
BornMarch 21, 1768, Auxerre, Burgundy, Kingdom of France (now in Yonne, France)
DiedMay 16, 1830, Paris, Kingdom of France
ResidenceFrance
NationalityFrench
FieldsMathematician, physicist, historian
InstitutionsÉcole Normale Supérieure, École Polytechnique
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Academic advisorsJoseph-Louis Lagrange
Notable studentsPeter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Claude-Louis Navier, Giovanni Plana
Known for(see list), Fourier number, Fourier series, Fourier transform, Fourier's law of conduction, Fourier–Motzkin elimination, Greenhouse effect

About Joseph Fourier

Mathematician Joseph Fourier was born in France on March 21, 1768. He dies at the age of 62, on May 16, 1830.

French physicist and mathematician who pioneered the study of Fourier series and their applications to heat transfer and vibration problems. He was also the first to discover the greenhouse effect.

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Joseph Fourier before becoming famous

Joseph Fourier was born in the Zodiac sign Aries (The Ram), and 1768 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During the French Revolution, he was a member of the local Revolutionary Committee and was temporarily imprisoned during the Reign of Terror.

Achievement of Joseph Fourier

In 1830, he was elected to the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences as a foreign member.

Joseph Fourier's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His father worked as a tailor in Auxerre. With his first marriage, he had three children.

Joseph Fourier Collabed with

In 1798, he joined Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte on his Egyptian campaign and was appointed governor of Lower Egypt.

Joseph Fourier Income & Net worth

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