Jean-Robert Argand
Mathematician, Academic
1768 – 1822
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Who was Jean-Robert Argand?
Jean-Robert Argand was an amateur mathematician. In 1806, while managing a bookstore in Paris, he published the idea of geometrical interpretation of complex numbers known as the Argand diagram and is known for the first rigorous proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra.
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- Born
- Jul 18, 1768
Geneva - Also known as
- 讓-羅貝爾·阿爾岡
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 13, 1822
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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