Alexandre Théophile Vandermonde
1735-1796
French musician and mathematician whose four memoirs, published in 1771-72, were influential to subsequent mathematics research.
Vandermonde turned to mathematics at the relatively late age of 35, following a career in music. He began by working on the theory of equations and determinants, but later branched out and discovered a mathematical solution to a problem called "The Knight's Tour." This work, and more, was contained in his memoirs.
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