Augustin Louis Cauchy was born in
Paris,
France on
August 21, 1789. He died on
May 23, 1857 in
Sceaux,
France. He is one of the most published
mathematicians, having published 789 papers. Cauchy
pioneered the study of
analysis and the
theory of
permutation groups. He also researched in
convergence and
divergence of
infinite series,
differential equations,
determinants,
probability and mathematical
physics, in the
field of
optics.
Many mathematical terms and formulas bear his name, including:
Cauchy Sequence
Cauchy Number
Cauchy Integral Formula
Cauchy-Schwarz Inequality
Cauchy-Riemann Equations
Cauchy-Goursat Theorem
Cauchy's Inequality
Cauchy-Kovalevskaya Existence Theorem for the solution of partial differential equations