Henri Poincaré
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+ | '''Jules Henri Poincaré''' ([[April 29]], [[1854]] – [[July 17]], [[1912]]) was one of [[France]]'s greatest [[mathematician]]s and theoretical [[physicist]]s, and a [[philosophy of science|philosopher of science]]. Poincaré is often described as a [[polymath]], and in mathematics as ''The Last [[Universalist]]'', since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime. | ||
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Jules Henri Poincaré (April 29, 1854 – July 17, 1912) was one of France's greatest mathematicians and theoretical physicists, and a philosopher of science. Poincaré is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as The Last Universalist, since he excelled in all fields of the discipline as it existed during his lifetime.
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