Ernest de Jonquières

Ernest Jean Philippe Fauque de Jonquières (born Carpentras, France 3 July 1820; died Mousans-Sartoux, France 12 August 1901) was a

Jonquières attended the naval school at Brest, and later joined the French Navy. in 1841 he became a lieutenant, and from 1849 to 1850 he served on the staff of the Admiral in Paris. During this time, Jonquières became a close associate of Michel Chasles, whose works he had studied. During his subsequent time at sea, he continued his mathematical studies, and won a part of the Grand Prix of the French Academy of Sciences in 1862.

In 1865, Jonquières became a captain and was sent to

References

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Ernest de Jonquières", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews

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