Joseph Fourier

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre, Burgundy and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.

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Who was born first?

• Joseph Fourier and Marie-Jeanne de Lalande were born the same year
• Joseph Fourier and Jędrzej Śniadecki were born the same year
• Joseph Fourier and Jean-Robert Argand were born the same year
• Joseph Fourier was born 1 year after Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
• Joseph Fourier was born 1 year after Heinrich Friedrich Link

Timeline

1. Heinrich Friedrich LinkFebruary 2, 1767 – January 1, 1851
2. Nicolas Théodore de SaussureOctober 14, 1767 – April 18, 1845
3. Jean-Robert ArgandJuly 18, 1768 – August 13, 1822
4. Jędrzej ŚniadeckiNovember 30, 1768 – May 1838
5. Joseph Fourier (this page)March 21, 1768 – May 16, 1830
6. Marie-Jeanne de Lalande1768 – November 8, 1832

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