Georges Henri Halphen
French mathematician (1844-1889) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 44
Georges Henri Halphen was a French mathematician. He was known for his work in geometry, particularly in enumerative geometry and the singularity theory of algebraic curves, in algebraic geometry. He also worked on invariant theory and projective differential geometry.
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1891Jean Reynaud PrizeAward1889Died21 May 18891888Officer of the Legion of HonourAward1883Poncelet PrizeAward1880Grand prix des sciences mathématiquesAward1870Knight of the Legion of HonourAward1844Born30 October 1844
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Lived 1844 to 1889 · aged 44
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