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Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833)

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A mathematician whose work includes number theory and elliptic integrals.
Biography: mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Legendre/
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Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833) was a French mathematician known for his significant contributions to number theory, statistics, and analysis. He is perhaps best known for his work in the field of mathematics related to the theory of prime numbers and for the development of the Legendre polynomials, which are important in various areas of mathematical physics and engineering.
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