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Roger Apery

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Roger Apery

Birth
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Death
18 Dec 1994 (aged 78)
Caen, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Plot
Columbarium 7971
Memorial ID
204103409 View Source
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Son of Georges Apery (1887-1978) and Louise Van Der Cruyssen (1892-1965)
Roger Apery earned international fame in 1978 as a mathematician at the end of his career, with the proof of the irrationality of the constant z(3), now named after him. In December of 1970, he received the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.

Son of Georges Apery (1887-1978) and Louise Van Der Cruyssen (1892-1965)
Roger Apery earned international fame in 1978 as a mathematician at the end of his career, with the proof of the irrationality of the constant z(3), now named after him. In December of 1970, he received the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur.

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LOUISE VAN DER CRUYSSEN
EPOUSE GEORGES APERY
1892-1965
GEORGES APERY
1887-1978
ROGER APERY
1916-1994
1 + 1/8 + 1/27 + 1/64 +... p/q

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The ashes of Roger Apery are stored with those of his parents in Columbarium number 7971 behind a plaque where his most famous result is engraved.

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  • Created by: Thomas
  • Added: 24 Oct 2019
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID: 204103409
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204103409/roger-apery: accessed ), memorial page for Roger Apery (14 Nov 1916–18 Dec 1994), Find a Grave Memorial ID 204103409, citing Cimetière du Père Lachaise, Paris, City of Paris, Île-de-France, France; Maintained by Thomas (contributor 48391070).