Pierre Ossian Bonnet

Pierre Ossian Bonnet

French mathematician (1819–1892)

Died aged 72CapricornFrance

Biography

Pierre Ossian Bonnet (French: [bɔnɛ]; 22 December 1819 in Montpellier – 22 June 1892 in Paris) was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, including the Gauss–Bonnet theorem.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • president of the Mathematical Society of France

Employers / organisations

  • University of Paris
  • École polytechnique
  • Collège de France

Notable works

  • Gauss–Bonnet theorem
  • Associate family
  • Bonnet theorem
  • Myers's theorem

Awards & honours (2)

  • Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • Member of the French Academy of Sciences

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