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Charles Auguste Briot

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Charles Auguste Briot
Born(1817-07-19)19 July 1817
Franche-Comté, France
Died20 September 1882(1882-09-20) (aged 65)
Bourg-d'Ault, France
CitizenshipFrance
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

Charles Auguste Briot (19 July 1817 St Hippolyte, Doubs, Franche-Comté, France – 20 September 1882 Bourg-d'Ault, France) was a French mathematician who worked on elliptic functions. The Académie des Sciences awarded him the Poncelet Prize in 1882.

References

  • Félix, Lucienne (2008), "Briot, Charles Auguste", Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Charles Auguste Briot", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews