Étienne Bézout

Étienne Bézout
Born(1730-03-31)31 March 1730
Died27 September 1783(1783-09-27) (aged 53)
NationalityFrench
Known forBézout's theorem
Bézout's identity
Bézout matrix
Bézout domain
Parents
  • Pierre Bézout (father)
  • Jeanne-Hélène Filz (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsFrench Academy of Sciences

Étienne Bézout (French: [bezu]; 31 March 1730 – 27 September 1783) was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Avon (near Fontainebleau), France.