Camille-Christophe Gerono

Camille-Christophe Gerono (1799 in Paris, France – 1891 in Paris) was a French mathematician. He concerned himself above all with geometry. The Lemniscate of Gerono or figure-eight curve was named after him.[1] With Olry Terquem, he was founding co-editor in 1842 of the scientific journal Nouvelles Annales de Mathématiques.[2]

Camille-Christophe Gerono
Born1799
Paris, France
Died1891
Paris, France
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

References

  1. Gray, Mary (1997), Modern Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces with Mathematica (2nd ed.), CRC Press, p. 31, ISBN 9780849371646.
  2. "Terquem, Olry", Jewish Encyclopedia, Funk and Wagnalls, 1906.


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