Joseph Fourier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1768

Place of Birth: Auxerre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 16-May-1830

Profession: engineer, physicist, mathematician, historian, prefect, university teacher, archaeologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (; French: [fu?je]; 21 March 1768 – 16 May 1830) was a French mathematician and physicist born in Auxerre and best known for initiating the investigation of Fourier series, which eventually developed into Fourier analysis and harmonic analysis, and their applications to problems of heat transfer and vibrations.
The Fourier transform and Fourier's law of conduction are also named in his honour.
Fourier is also generally credited with the discovery of the greenhouse effect.



Description	French painter, miniaturist and engraver
Date of birth/death	5 July 1761	6 January 1845
Location of birth/death	La Bassée	Paris
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q715909 VIAF: 47026079 ISNI: 0000 0000 8125 7529 ULAN: 500023946 LCCN: n85068746 WGA: BOILLY, Louis Léopold WorldCat