Jean Baptiste Meusnier
Mathematician, Deceased Person
1754 – 1793
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Who was Jean Baptiste Meusnier?
Jean Baptiste Marie Charles Meusnier de la Place was a French mathematician, engineer and Revolutionary general. He is best known for Meusnier's theorem on the curvature of surfaces, which he formulated while he was at the École Royale du Génie. He also discovered the helicoid. He worked with Lavoisier on the decomposition of water and the evolution of hydrogen.
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- Born
- Jun 19, 1754
Tours - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 13, 1793
Mainz-Kastel
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on July 23, 2013
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