Henri Brocard

Pierre René Jean Baptiste Henri Brocard (12 May 1845 – 16 January 1922) was a French meteorologist and mathematician, in particular a geometer. His best-known achievement is the invention and discovery of the properties of the Brocard points, the Brocard circle, and the Brocard triangle, all bearing his name.

Pierre René Jean Baptiste Henri Brocard
Born(1845-05-12)12 May 1845
Vignot, Meuse
Died16 January 1922(1922-01-16) (aged 76)
Kensington, London, United Kingdom
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique
Known forMeteorology
Brocard points
Brocard triangle
Brocard circle
Brocard's conjecture
Brocard's problem
AwardsEmeritus at the International Academy of Science
Officer of the Légion d'honneur
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics, Meteorology
InstitutionsMilitary engineer, French army
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Contemporary mathematician Nathan Court wrote that he, along with Émile Lemoine and Joseph Neuberg, was one of the three co-founders of modern triangle geometry. He is listed as an Emeritus at the International Academy of Science, was awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques, and was an officer of the Légion d'honneur.

He spent most of his life studying meteorology as an officer in the French Navy, but seems to have made no notable original contributions to the subject.

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