When is Évariste Galois's birthday?

Évariste Galois's birthday is October 25. He was born on October 25, 1811 in Bourg-la-Reine, France.

How old was Évariste Galois when he died?

Évariste Galois died on May 31, 1832, aged 20.

Who shares a birthday with Évariste Galois?

Famous people who share Évariste Galois's October 25 birthday include Pablo Picasso, Katy Perry, Georges Bizet, Max Stirner and Johann Strauss II.

Science · 1811–1832

Évariste Galois — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 25 October 1811 · Died: 31 May 1832 · Age: 20

Mathematical prodigy who pioneered group theory before his early death

Did you know?He died in his early twenties after being shot in a duel, reportedly over a romantic dispute.

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Date of birth25 October 1811
Date of death31 May 1832
Age at death20
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityFrench
BirthplaceBourg-la-Reine, France
Occupationmathematician, revolutionary

Editor's Take:

Évariste Galois crammed a lifetime of mathematics into a few short, troubled years. He found a way to decide which equations can be solved by simple formulas. He linked the question to the symmetries of their roots. Senior mathematicians lost or rejected his papers. He was an ardent republican and was jailed twice. His death in a duel remains partly mysterious. His work, published years later, became the foundation of modern algebra.

Key Milestones

1829: Publishes his first paper
1830: Joins the republican cause during the July Revolution
1831: Imprisoned for political activity
1832: Dies after a duel

Évariste Galois (French:; 25 October 1811 – 31 May 1832) was a French mathematician and political activist. While still in his teens, he was able to determine a necessary and sufficient condition for a polynomial to be solvable by radicals, thereby solving a problem that had been open for 350 years.

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Évariste Galois: The Young Mathematical Genius

French mathematician, born 1811

Évariste Galois was born in Bourg-la-Reine on 25 October 1811.

He founded what is now called Galois theory.

He died after a duel at just 20.

He wrote down key ideas the night before the duel.

Career highlights

1828Polytechnique: fails entrance
1829First paper: published
1830Revolution: joins republicans
1831Prison: jailed
1832Duel: dies

Did you know?He failed the entrance exam to the École Polytechnique twice.

Age at death: 20
Years since death: 194

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Father: Nicolas-Gabriel Galois

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When is Évariste Galois's birthday?: Évariste Galois's birthday is October 25. He was born on October 25, 1811 in Bourg-la-Reine, France.
How old was Évariste Galois when he died?: Évariste Galois died on May 31, 1832, aged 20.
Who shares a birthday with Évariste Galois?: Famous people who share Évariste Galois's October 25 birthday include Pablo Picasso, Katy Perry, Georges Bizet, Max Stirner and Johann Strauss II.

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