Legendre is best known as the author of Éléments de géométrie, which was published in 1794 and was the leading elementary text on the topic for around 100 years.

Jan 6, 2026 · Adrien-Marie Legendre (born September 18, 1752, Paris, France—died January 10, 1833, Paris) was a French mathematician whose distinguished work on elliptic integrals provided basic …

Legendre reduced elliptic integrals to three standard forms, but their straightforward inversion by Abel and Jacobi rendered his work unnecessary. He invented the Legendre polynomials in 1784 while …

17 hours ago · Legendre, President Emmanuel Macron's adviser for North Africa and the Middle East, was selected by the Paris-based institution's board, following the sudden resignation of its president …

Adrien-Marie Legendre's major work on elliptic integrals provided basic analytical tools for mathematical physics. He gave a simple proof that π is irrational as well as the first proof that π2 is irrational.

Born in Paris on September 18, 1752, Legendre was the son of wealthy parents. He studied at the Collège Mazarin in Paris, and in 1770, when he was 18 years old, defended his theses in …

In mathematics, Legendre polynomials, named after Adrien-Marie Legendre (1782), are a system of complete and orthogonal polynomials with a wide number of mathematical properties and numerous …

11 hours ago · Anne-Claire Legendre has been unanimously appointed as the new president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), becoming the first woman to lead the Paris-based institution in its 40-year history.

17 hours ago · Anne-Claire Legendre is appointed president of the Arab World Institute in Paris, succeeding Jack Lang after his forced resignation over links to Jeffrey Epstein. The Arabic-speaking …

1 day ago · FRANCE-ARAB WORLD Anne-Claire Legendre, Arab world expert diplomat, to lead IMA in Paris An adviser to President Emmanuel Macron in charge of North Africa and the Middle East since …