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Henri Poincaré

Henri Poincaré
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Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last Universalist", since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime.

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  1. Georg Michael Anton KerschensteinerJuly 29, 1854 – January 15, 1932
  2. Henri Poincaré (this page)April 29, 1854 – July 17, 1912
  3. Hermann StruveOctober 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920
  4. Johannes RydbergNovember 8, 1854 – December 28, 1919
  5. Paul EhrlichMarch 14, 1854 – August 20, 1915
  6. Paul SabatierNovember 5, 1854 – August 14, 1941

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