Poincaré is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Henri Poincaré
Jules Henri Poincaré ( S: stress final syllable ; 29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912) was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The ...
(1854–1912), French physicist, mathematician and philosopher of science
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Henriette Poincaré
Henriette Poincaré (born Henriette Adeline Benucci, lived 1858–1943) was the wife of French statesman Raymond Poincaré. She was born in Passy, France. Her parents were a coachman of Italian origin, Raphael Benucci, and Louise Mossbauer, a young ...
(1858-1943), wife of Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré
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Lucien Poincaré
Lucien Poincaré (22 July 1862 – 9 March 1920) was a distinguished French physicist.
Biography
Poincaré was born at Bar-le-Duc July 22, 1862. After a distinguished academic career he became in succession inspector general of physical science in ...
(1862–1920), physicist, brother of Raymond and cousin of Henri
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Raymond Poincaré
Raymond Nicolas Landry Poincaré (, ; 20 August 1860 – 15 October 1934) was a French statesman who served as President of France from 1913 to 1920, and three times as Prime Minister of France.
Trained in law, Poincaré was elected deputy in 1 ...
(1860–1934), French Prime Minister or President ''inter alia'' from 1913 to 1920, cousin of Henri
See also
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List of things named after Henri Poincaré
In physics and mathematics, a number of ideas are named after Henri Poincaré:
* Euler–Poincaré characteristic
* Hilbert–Poincaré series
* Poincaré–Bendixson theorem
* Poincaré–Birkhoff theorem
* Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem, usu ...
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French-language surnames