Claude-Louis Mathieu Explained

Claude-Louis Mathieu
Birth Date:25 November 1783
Birth Place:Mâcon
Death Date:5 March 1875
Death Place:Paris
Nationality:French
Field:mathematics
astronomy
Work Institutions:Bureau des Longitudes
Known For:distance of the stars
Prizes:Lalande Prize (1808), (1815)

Claude-Louis Mathieu (25 November 1783 in Mâcon  - 5 March 1875 in Paris) was a French mathematician and astronomer who began his career as an engineer. He worked with the Bureau des Longitudes and tried to determine the distance of the stars.

Awarded the Lalande Prize twice, in 1808 and 1815.