Constantin Le Paige

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Constantin Le Paige
Born(1852-03-09)9 March 1852
Died26 January 1929(1929-01-26) (aged 76)
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversity of Liège
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Doctoral advisorFrançois Folie
Eugène Charles Catalan

Constantin Marie Le Paige (9 March 1852 – 26 January 1929) was a Belgian mathematician.

Born in Liège, Belgium, Le Paige began studying mathematics in 1869 at the University of Liège. After studying analysis under Professor Eugène Charles Catalan, Le Paige became a professor at the Université de Liège in 1882.

While interested in astronomy and the history of mathematics, Le Paige mainly worked on the theory of algebraic form, especially algebraic curves and surfaces and more particularly for his work on the construction of cubic surfaces. Le Paige remained at the university until his retirement in 1922.

External links[edit]

  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Constantin Le Paige", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  • Constantin Le Paige at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  • Le Paige biography at www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk