Simon Jean Antoine Lhuilier is best remembered for making mathematical advances that were key in the subsequent development of , a branch of geometry. His textbooks on geometry and algebra were staples in the curricula of many European schools in the...

1750-1840 Swiss mathematician. As a result of winning an academic competition in mathematics, he wrote a math textbook intended for use in Polish schools. This effort resulted in his appointment to tutor members of the Polish royal family. This honor...

Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (or L'Huillier) (Geneva, 24 April 1750 - Geneva, 28 March 1840) was a Swiss mathematician of French Hugenot descent. He is known for his work in mathematical analysis and topology, and in particular the generalization of...

The especially delicate state of Franco-American relations at the beginning of May this year supplied an extra historical dimension to the opening of this magnificent exhibition, for which the ground floor of the National Gallery of Art, at the heart of the nation's...

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Suard, journaliste des lumieres. By ERIC FRANCALANZA. (Les Dix-huitiemes siecles, 60) Paris: Champion. 2002. 409 pp. 80 [euro]. ISBN 2-7453-0495-x. Suard's successor at the Academie francaise, Jean-Francois Roger, praised him for building his literary reputation on respect for his person, and...