Mathematician:Émile Michel Hyacinthe Lemoine

Emile Michel Hyacinthe Lemoine was a French mathematician and civil engineer who worked mainly in geometry.

He is best known for defining the Lemoine point of a triangle. Also a musician who played in the chamber orchestra "La Trompette", which was of a high enough quality for Camille Saint-Saëns to write Septet for Trumpet, String Quintet and Piano, Op.65 especially for it.

Nationality
French

History

 * Born: 22 Nov 1840, Quimper, France
 * Died: 21 Feb 1912, Paris, France

Theorems and Definitions

 * Lemoine Point
 * Lemoine Circle

Notable Quotes

 * "A mathematical truth is neither simple nor complicated in itself, it is."