Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet

Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was a German mathematician. In number theory, he proved special cases of Fermat's Last Theorem and created analytic number theory. In analysis, he advanced the theory of Fourier series and was one of the first to give the modern formal definition of a function.

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Who was born first?

• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet and William Rowan Hamilton were born the same year
• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet and Thomas Graham were born the same year
• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet and Johann von Lamont were born the same year
• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was born 1 year before Matthew Fontaine Maury
• Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet was born 1 year after Emil Lenz

Timeline

1. Emil LenzFebruary 12, 1804 – January 29, 1865
2. Johann Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (this page)February 13, 1805 – May 5, 1859
3. Johann von LamontDecember 13, 1805 – August 6, 1879
4. Thomas GrahamDecember 20, 1805 – September 11, 1869
5. William Rowan HamiltonAugust 4, 1805 – September 2, 1865
6. Matthew Fontaine MauryJanuary 14, 1806 – February 1, 1873

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