Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier [SEP] place of death
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (or L'Huillier) (24 April 1750 in Geneva – 28 March 1840 in Geneva) was a Swiss mathematician of French Hugenot descent. He is known for his work in mathematical analysis and topology, and in particular the generalization of Euler's formula for planar graphs.
He won the mathematics section prize of the Berlin Academy of Sciences for 1784 in response to a question on the foundations of the calculus. The work was published in his 1787 book "Exposition elementaire des principes
List of mathematicians (L)
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- L'Abbé, Maurice (Canada, 1920–2006)
- L'Huilier, Simon Antoine Jean (Switzerland, 1750–1840)
- de La Chapelle, Jean-Baptiste (France, ?–?)
- de La Condamine, Charles Marie (France, 1701–1774)
- de La Hire, Philippe (France, 1640–1719)
- de La Roche, Estienne (France, 1470–1530)
- Łaba, Izabella (Canada/Poland, born 1966)
- Labelye,