Gaston Tarry
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.
Gaston Tarry
He pursued mathematics as an amateur, his most famous achievement being his confirmation in 1901 of 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
- Tetramagic square
References
- From Latin Squares to Sudoku:A History of Magic Numbers Archived 2008-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- 36 Officer Problem Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
- Weisstein, Eric W. "36 Officer Problem". MathWorld.
- Grime, James. "Euler Squares" (video). YouTube. Brady Haran. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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