French mathematician (1789–1857). Augustin-Louis Cauchy was born on 21 August 1789 in what is now France. Augustin-Louis Cauchy is remembered as a mathematician, engineer and physicist, a citizen of France. Notable works include “Cauchy–Schwarz inequality”, “cauchy sequence” and “Cauchy problem”.
Before and after
- 16 March 1789Birth of Georg Simon Ohm
- 28 April 1789Mutiny on the Bounty
- 20 June 1789Tennis Court Oath
- from 14 July 1789 to 9 November 1799French Revolution
- 21 August 1789Birth of Augustin-Louis Cauchy
- 28 August 1789Discovery of Enceladus
- from 15 September 1789 to 8 October 1789Siege of Belgrade
- 17 September 1789Discovery of Mimas
- 22 September 1789Battle of Rymnik
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