André-Louis Cholesky

André-Louis Cholesky
Born(1875-10-15)15 October 1875
Died31 August 1918(1918-08-31) (aged 42)
Bagneux, France
Cause of deathKilled in action
Alma materEcole Polytechnique
Known forCholesky decomposition
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

André-Louis Cholesky (15 October 1875, in Montguyon – 31 August 1918, in Bagneux) was a French military officer, geodesist, and mathematician.