Constantin Le Paige

Constantin Marie Le Paige (9 March 1852 – 26 January 1929) was a Belgian mathematician.

Constantin Le Paige
Born	(1852-03-09)9 March 1852 Liège, Belgium
Died	26 January 1929(1929-01-26) (aged 76)
Nationality	Belgian
Alma mater	University of Liège
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Doctoral advisor	François Folie Eugène Charles Catalan

Born in Liège, Belgium, Le Paige began studying mathematics in 1869 at the University of Liège. After studying analysis under Professor Eugène Charles Catalan, Le Paige became a professor at the Université de Liège in 1882.

While interested in astronomy and the history of mathematics, Le Paige mainly worked on the theory of algebraic form, especially algebraic curves and surfaces and more particularly for his work on the construction of cubic surfaces. Le Paige remained at the university until his retirement in 1922.

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Constantin Le Paige", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
• Constantin Le Paige at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Le Paige biography at www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk