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Marius Sophus Lie
1842 – 1899
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryMarius Sophus Lie was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. He also made substantial contributions to the development of algebra.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 17, 1842
Nordfjordeid
Date of death
February 18, 1899
Christiania
Citizenship
Norway
Occupations & fields
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Knight of the Order of St. OlavLobachevsky PrizeForeign Member of the Royal Society
Notable works
Lie's theoremLie's third theoremLie–Kolchin theoremCarathéodory–Jacobi–Lie theoremLie theoryLie group
- Field and occupation
- norský matematik
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