Olinde Rodrigues
French banker and mathematician (1795-1851) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 56
Benjamin Olinde Rodrigues, more commonly known as Olinde Rodrigues, was a French banker, mathematician, and social reformer. In mathematics Rodrigues is remembered for Rodrigues' rotation formula for vectors, the Rodrigues formula for the Legendre polynomials, and the Euler-Rodrigues parameters.
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Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1795 to 1851 · aged 56