Eugène Ehrhart Scientist

Eugène Ehrhart (29 April 1906 Guebwiller – 17 January 2000 Strasbourg) was a French mathematician who introduced Ehrhart polynomials in the 1960s. Ehrhart received his high school diploma at the age of 22. He was a mathematics teacher in several high schools, and did mathematics research on his own time. He started publishing in mathematics in his 40s, and finished his PhD thesis at the age of 60.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 29, 1906
Birth place
Guebwiller
Nationality
FRA
Date of deathJanuary 17, 2000
Place of death
Strasbourg
Education
University of Strasbourg
Known for
Ehrhart polynomial

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Scientist

Field of study
Mathematics

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Eugène Ehrhart on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://icps.u-strasbg.fr/~clauss/Ehrhart.html
  2. http://mathoverflow.net/questions/3591/mathematicians-who-were-late-learners-list