Eugène Charles Catalan
Eugène Charles Catalan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 May 1814 |
| Died | 14 February 1894 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | French, Belgian |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Catalan numbers Catalan solid Catalan surface Catalan's conjecture Catalan's constant Catalan's identity Catalan's minimal surface |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Doctoral advisor | Joseph Liouville |
| Doctoral students | François Deruyts Charles Hermite Constantin Le Paige |
| Other notable students | Ernesto Cesàro |
Eugène Charles Catalan (French pronunciation: [øʒɛn ʃaʁl katalɑ̃]; 30 May 1814 – 14 February 1894) was a French and Belgian mathematician who worked on continued fractions, descriptive geometry, number theory and combinatorics. His notable contributions included discovering a periodic minimal surface in the space ; stating the famous Catalan's conjecture, which was eventually proved in 2002; and introducing the Catalan numbers to solve a combinatorial problem.
