Pierre de La Place

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Mathematician
gptkbp:academicAdvisor gptkb:Jean_le_Rond_d'Alembert
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate March 23, 1749
gptkbp:birthPlace Beaumont-en-Auge,_France
gptkbp:contribution Algebra
Astrophysics
Calculus
Combinatorics
Control theory
Geometry
Geophysics
Hydrodynamics
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical logic
Mathematical modeling
Number theory
Set theory
Topology
Graph theory
Operations research
Statistical mechanics
Computational mathematics
Mathematical biology
Mathematical economics
Mathematical finance
Mathematical physics
Numerical analysis
Trigonometry
Differential equations
Statistical physics
Dynamical systems
Functional analysis
Complex analysis
Real analysis
Theory of errors
Celestial navigation
Mathematical astronomy
Analytical mechanics
Theory of probability
Mathematical chemistry
Mathematical_statistics
gptkbp:deathDate March 5, 1827
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:field Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pierre de La Place
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Pierre-Simon_Laplace
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Leonhard_Euler
gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:knownFor Laplace transform
Probability theory
Celestial mechanics
gptkbp:members gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:notableAlumni Laplace's demon
Laplace's equation