Pierre Alphonse Laurent
Pierre Alphonse Laurent | |
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| Born | 18 July 1813 Paris, France |
| Died | 2 September 1854 (aged 41) Paris, France |
| Alma mater | École Polytechnique |
| Known for | Laurent series |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Pierre Alphonse Laurent (18 July 1813 – 2 September 1854) was a French mathematician, engineer, and Military Officer best known for discovering the Laurent series, an expansion of a function into an infinite power series, generalizing the Taylor series expansion.