Sophie Germain

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French Mathematician Sophie Germain was born Marie-Sophie Germain on 1st April, 1776 in Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France and passed away on 27th Jun 1831 Paris, France aged 55. She is most remembered for Elasticity theory, differential geometry, and number theory.. Her zodiac sign is Aries.

Sophie Germain is a member of the following lists: Deaths from breast cancer, Cancer deaths in France and Number theorists.

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First Name	Sophie
Last Name	Germain
Full Name at Birth	Marie-Sophie Germain
Alternative Name	Marie, Auguste Antoine Le Blanc, Marie-Sophie Germain, Sophie Germain
Birthday	1st April, 1776
Birthplace	Rue Saint-Denis, Paris, France
Died	27th June, 1831
Place of Death	Paris, France
Build	Average
Zodiac Sign	Aries
Sexuality	Straight
Ethnicity	White
Nationality	French
Occupation Text	Mathematician, Physicist, and Philosopher
Occupation	Mathematician
Claim to Fame	Elasticity theory, differential geometry, and number theory.
Father	Ambroise-Francois

Marie-Sophie Germain (1 April 1776 – 27 June 1831) was a French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Despite initial opposition from her parents and difficulties presented by society, she gained education from books in her father's library, including ones by Leonhard Euler, and from correspondence with famous mathematicians such as Lagrange, Legendre, and Gauss (under the pseudonym of «Monsieur LeBlanc»). One of the pioneers of elasticity theory, she won the grand prize from the Paris Academy of Sciences for her essay on the subject. Her work on Fermat's Last Theorem provided a foundation for mathematicians exploring the subject for hundreds of years after. Because of prejudice against her sex, she was unable to make a career out of mathematics, but she worked independently throughout her life. Before her death, Gauss had recommended that she be awarded an honorary degree, but that never occurred. On 27 June 1831, she died from breast cancer. At the centenary of her life, a street and a girls’ school were named after her. The Academy of Sciences established the Sophie Germain Prize in her honor.

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