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Sophus Lie

Sophus Lie
Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician and academic (d. 1899)

Marius Sophus Lie was a Norwegian mathematician. He largely created the theory of continuous symmetry and applied it to the study of geometry and differential equations. He also made substantial contributions to the development of algebra.

17 December 1842

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