Pierre Alphonse Laurent
| Pierre Alphonse Laurent | |
|---|---|
| Born | 18 July 1813 Paris, France | 
| Died | 2 September 1854 (aged 41) Paris, France | 
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique | 
| Known for | Laurent series | 
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics | 
Pierre Alphonse Laurent (18 July 1813 – 2 September 1854) was a French mathematician, engineer, and Military Officer best known for discovering the Laurent series, an expansion of a function into an infinite power series, generalizing the Taylor series expansion.