Charles Dupin
French mathematician
Baron Pierre Charles François Dupin was a French Catholic mathematician, engineer, economist and politician, particularly known for work in the field of mathematics, where the Dupin cyclide and Dupin indicatrix are named after him; and for his... Wikipedia
Born: October 6, 1784, Varzy, France
Died: January 18, 1873 (age 88 years), Paris, France
Parents: Charles-André Dupin
Books: A Tour Through the Naval and Military Establishments of Great Britain, in the Years 1816-17-18-19 and 1820 and A Practical View of the Most Remarkable Public Works and National Improvements of the British Empire ... Translated and Arranged from the French of Baron Charles Dupin, "on the Commercial Power of Great Britain," Etc
Education: École Polytechnique
Nationality: French
Known for: Choropleth map; Dupin cyclide; Dupin hypersurface; Dupin indicatrix; Dupin's theorem; Malus-Dupin theorem