Mathematician:André-Louis Cholesky

Mathematician

French military officer, geodesist, and mathematician.

Nationality

French

History

• Born: 15 October 1875 in Montguyon, France
• Died: 31 August 1918 in Bagneux, France (killed in action)

Theorems and Definitions

• Cholesky Factorization
  • Cholesky Factor

Definitions of concepts named for André-Louis Cholesky can be found here.

Publications

• 1910: Sur la résolution numérique des systèmes d'équations linéaires

Sources

• John J. O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson: "André-Louis Cholesky": MacTutor History of Mathematics archive

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cholesky factorization
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Cholesky factorization