Biografia de charles-julien brianchon biography

(b. Sèvres, France, 19 December 1783; d. Versailles, France, 29 April 1864)

mathematics.

There appears to be no record of Brianchon’s early years. He entered the École Polytechnique in 1804 and was a pupil of the noted geometer Gaspard Monge. While a student there, he published his first paper, “Sur les surfaces courbes du second degré” (1806), which contained the famous theorem named after him.

Brianchon graduated first in his class in 1808 and became a lieutenant in artillery in the armies of Napoleon. He took part in the Peninsular campaigns, serving in Spain and Portugal, and is said to have distinguished himself both in bravery and ability. The rigors of his army service affected his health, and after the cessation of hostilities in 1813, Brianchon applied for a teaching position. He was finally appointed professor at the Artillery School of the Royal Guard in 1818.

By this time he had published several works in geometry, including “Sur les Biografia de charles-julien brianchon biography espanol!