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Évariste Galois

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Évariste Galois

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French mathematician (1811-1832)

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Évariste Galois was a French mathematician who lived only 20 years but made groundbreaking discoveries in algebra that fundamentally changed how mathematicians understand equations. His work, particularly in what became known as Galois theory, provided powerful tools for solving mathematical problems and laid the foundation for modern abstract algebra.

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Bourg-la-Reine
Place of death
Paris
Occupation
revolutionary
Educated at
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Languages spoken
French
Award
Concours général
Notable work
Galois theory
Student of
Louis Richard
Field of work
polynomial
Image
E. Galois Portrait No.2.jpg
Work location
Paris
Political ideology
Republicanism
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writing language
French
Commons category
Évariste Galois
date of birth
1811-10-25
topic's main category
Category:Évariste Galois
date of death
1832-05-31
manner of death
duel
Commons Creator page
Évariste Galois
place of burial
Montparnasse Cemetery
name in native language
Évariste Galois
described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
cause of death
gunshot wound
place of detention
Sainte-Pélagie Prison
influenced by
Adrien-Marie Legendre
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WikiProject Mathematics
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Open Source Applications Foundation
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Évariste Galois (/ɡælˈwɑː/; French: [evaʁist ɡalwa]; 25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832) was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a problem that had been open for 350 years. His work laid the foundations for Galois theory and group theory, two major branches of abstract algebra.

Galois was a staunch Republican and was heavily involved in the political turmoil that surrounded the French Revolution of 1830. As a result of his political activism, he was arrested repeatedly, serving one jail sentence of several months. For reasons that remain obscure, shortly after his release from prison, Galois fought in a duel and died of the wounds he suffered.

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