Rehuel Lobatto
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Rehuel Lobatto was a Dutch
mathematician
. Lobatto was born in Amsterdam
to a Portuguese Marrano
family. As a schoolboy Lobatto already displayed remarkable talent for mathematics. He studied mathematics under Adolphe Quetelet
coediting "Correspondance Mathématique et Physique." Working for the Dutch government he became secretary of a statistical commission in 1831.
In 1842 he became a teacher at the Polytechnical School of Delft
.
The Gauss-Lobatto quadrature method is named after him.
Dutch people
The Dutch people are an ethnic group native to the Netherlands. They share a common culture and speak the Dutch language. Dutch people and their descendants are found in migrant communities worldwide, notably in Suriname, Chile, Brazil, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and the United...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
. Lobatto was born in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
to a Portuguese Marrano
Marrano
Marranos were Jews living in the Iberian peninsula who converted to Christianity rather than be expelled but continued to observe rabbinic Judaism in secret...
family. As a schoolboy Lobatto already displayed remarkable talent for mathematics. He studied mathematics under Adolphe Quetelet
Adolphe Quetelet
Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet was a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist. He founded and directed the Brussels Observatory and was influential in introducing statistical methods to the social sciences...
coediting "Correspondance Mathématique et Physique." Working for the Dutch government he became secretary of a statistical commission in 1831.
In 1842 he became a teacher at the Polytechnical School of Delft
Polytechnical School of Delft
Polytechnical School of Delft was founded by the decree of King William II of the Netherlands on June 20, 1842, in Delft, The Netherlands; this foundation replaced the Royal Academy Polytechnical School of Delft was founded by the decree of King William II of the Netherlands on June 20, 1842, in...
.
The Gauss-Lobatto quadrature method is named after him.