Étienne Bézout (; 31 March 1730 – 27 September 1783) was a French mathematician who was born in Nemours, Seine-et-Marne, France, and died in Avon (near Fontainebleau), France.

Early life

Étienne Bézout was the second son of Pierre Bézout and Jeanne-Hélène Filz. His family was well-connected politically, and both his father and grandfather had served as district magistrates. Bézout, who was deeply influenced by Leonhard Euler at an early age, chose to pursue a career in mathematics. At the age of 19 (in 1758), Bézout was elected an adjoint in mechanics of the French Academy of Sciences. He got married at the age of 24.

In 2000, the minor planet 17285 Bezout was named after him.

See also

  • Little Bézout's theorem
  • Bézout's theorem
  • Bézout's identity
  • Bézout matrix
  • Bézout domain

References

  • The original version of this article was taken from the public domain Rouse History of Mathematics