Pierre Ossian Bonnet
Pierre Ossian Bonnet (French: [bɔnɛ]; 22 December 1819, Montpellier – 22 June 1892, Paris) was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, including the Gauss–Bonnet theorem.
Pierre Ossian Bonnet | |
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| Born | 22 December 1819 |
| Died | 22 June 1892 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées |
| Known for | Bonnet family Bonnet theorem Bonnet's recursion formula Bonnet–Myers theorem Gauss–Bonnet theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
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