Biography:Gaston Tarry
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Short description: French mathematician (1843–1913)
Gaston Tarry (27 September 1843 – 21 June 1913) was a French mathematician. Born in Villefranche de Rouergue, Aveyron, he studied mathematics at high school before joining the civil service in Algeria. He pursued mathematics as an amateur.
In 1901 Tarry confirmed Leonhard Euler's conjecture that no 6×6 Graeco-Latin square was possible (the 36 officers problem).[1][2][3][4]
See also
- List of amateur mathematicians
- Prouhet-Tarry-Escott problem
- Tarry point
- Tetramagic square
References
- ↑ From Latin Squares to Sudoku:A History of Magic Numbers
- ↑ 36 Officer Problem
- ↑ Tarry, Gaston (1900). "Le Probléme des 36 Officiers". Compte Rendu de l'Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences (Secrétariat de l'Association) 1: 122–123.
- ↑ Tarry, Gaston (1901). "Le Probléme des 36 Officiers". Compte Rendu de l'Association Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences (Secrétariat de l'Association) 2: 170–203.
External links
- O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Gaston Tarry", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews, http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Tarry.html.
- Weisstein, Eric W.. "36 Officer Problem". http://mathworld.wolfram.com/36OfficerProblem.html.
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