Born: 25 January 1736 · Died: 10 April 1813 · Age at death: 77
How old was Joseph-Louis Lagrange when he died?
Joseph-Louis Lagrange died aged 77. He was born on 25 January 1736 and died on 10 April 1813.
Mathematician and astronomer who revolutionised the field of mechanics
Did you know?He was born in Italy as Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia and only moved to Paris later in life at the invitation of Louis XVI.
Quick facts
Date of birth25 January 1736
Date of death10 April 1813
Age at death77
NationalityItalian-French
BirthplaceTurin, Italy
Occupationmathematician, astronomer, physicist
Editor's Take:
Joseph-Louis Lagrange turned mechanics into pure mathematics. His Analytical Mechanics famously contained no diagrams. Everything followed from equations. His methods are still used in physics, from planets to particles. The points in space where a spacecraft can sit balanced between two bodies carry his name. He kept working through the French Revolution. Napoleon later made him a count. He is buried in the Panthéon in Paris. Students of physics still meet his name in their first courses on mechanics.
Key Milestones
1766: Succeeds Euler at the Berlin Academy
1772: Finds the Lagrange points
1788: Publishes Analytical Mechanics
1795: Helps develop the metric system
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi Lagrangia or Giuseppe Ludovico De la Grange Tournier; 25 January 1736 – 10 April 1813), also reported as Giuseppe Luigi Lagrange or Lagrangia, was an Italian and naturalized French mathematician, physicist and astronomer.
Joseph-Louis Lagrange's birthday is January 25. He was born on January 25, 1736 in Turin, Italy.
How old was Joseph-Louis Lagrange when he died?
Joseph-Louis Lagrange died on April 10, 1813, aged 77.
Who shares a birthday with Joseph-Louis Lagrange?
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