The Formative Years

Bruno Belhoste
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Chapter Chapter 1 in Augustin-Louis Cauchy, 1991, pp 1-17 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Augustin-Louis Cauchy was born on August 21, 1789 in Paris and was baptized in the parish church of Saint-Roch. He was christened Augustin after the month of his birth and Louis after his father, Louis-François. Louis-François Cauchy was the principal commis of the Lieutenant Général de Police of Paris. By an unfortunate coincidence, his firstborn came into the world at the moment when his career became tragically compromised by the Paris insurrection. Disturbed by a fear of shortages, and cheered on by a bourgeoisie that was worried about its incomes and investments, the people of Paris rioted following the dismissal of the principal minister Necker. But, this was to be no ordinary riot; it would soon become outright revolution.

Keywords: Descriptive Geometry; Great Revolution; Principal Commis; Bridge Project; Life Annuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1991
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-2996-4_1

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