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Constantin Le Paige
by Eleonora
Constantin Marie Le Paige (1852–1929) was a Belgian mathematician.
Born in Liège, Belgium, Le Paige began studying mathematics in 1869 at the University
of Liège. After studying analysis under Professor Eugène Charles Catalan, Le Paige
became a professor at the Université de Liège in 1882. While interested in astronomy
and the history of mathematics, Le Paige mainly worked on the theory of algebraic form,
especially algebraic curves