Poincaré

[pwahn-kah-rey, pwan-ka-rey]

noun

1. Jules Henri 1854–1912, French mathematician.

2. his cousin Raymond 1860–1934, French statesman: president of France 1913–20.

Poincaré

/ pwɛ̃kare /

noun

1. Jules Henri (ʒyl ɑ̃ri). 1854–1912, French mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. He made important contributions to the theory of functions and to astronomy and electromagnetic theory

2. his cousin, Raymond (rɛmɔ̃). 1860–1934, French statesman; premier of France (1912–13; 1922–24; 1926–29); president (1913–20)