Born: 29 April 1854 · Died: 17 July 1912 · Age at death: 58
How old was Henri Poincaré when he died?
Henri Poincaré died aged 58. He was born on 29 April 1854 and died on 17 July 1912.
French mathematician and physicist who founded topology, laid the groundwork for chaos theory and anticipated relativity
Did you know?He was the first to describe many of the fundamental principles that would eventually lead to the theory of special relativity.
Quick facts
Date of birth29 April 1854
Date of death17 July 1912
Age at death58
Cause of deathEmbolism
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceNancy, France
Occupationmathematician, philosopher, astronomer
Editor's Take:
Henri Poincaré was the last universal mathematician, at home in almost every field. He studied at the École Polytechnique and trained as a mining engineer. He founded topology, the study of shapes that can be stretched without tearing. His prize-winning work on the three-body problem revealed chaotic motion in the heavens. He came very close to the theory of relativity before Einstein. He also wrote popular books on science and doubt. His famous conjecture was only proved by Grigori Perelman in 2003.
Key Milestones
1879: Doctorate – Paris
1889: Prize – King Oscar's
1895: Analysis Situs – topology
1905: Relativity – dynamics of the electron
Jules Henri Poincaré (UK:, US:; French:; 29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science.
Henri Poincaré's birthday is April 29. He was born on April 29, 1854 in Nancy, France.
How old was Henri Poincaré when he died?
Henri Poincaré died on July 17, 1912, aged 58.
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