Deceased
Q44481
Pierre-Simon Laplace
French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827)
Born: March 23, 1749
(1749)
· Beaumont-en-Auge
Died: March 5, 1827
(1827)
· Paris
Age at death: 77 years
| Nationality | France |
|---|---|
| Occupation | writer, politician, university teacher, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, physicist, statistician, theoretical physicist |
| Field of work | astronomy, mathematics, mathematical analysis, mechanics, probability theory, celestial mechanics |
| Education | University of Caen Normandy |
| Employer | French Academy of Sciences, École Militaire, École normale, Bureau des Longitudes, Institut de France |
| Position held | Pair of France, member of the Sénat conservateur, president of the French Academy of Sciences, president, Minister of the Interior of France, seat 8 of the Académie française |
| Gender | male |
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Source: Wikidata Q44481