Évariste Galois

Mathematics French 1811 – 1832 273 quotes

Founded group theory before dying at 20

Quotes by Évariste Galois

The concept of a normal subgroup is crucial for understanding the solvability of groups.

Mémoire sur les conditions de résolubilité des équations par radicaux

A group is solvable if it has a subnormal series with abelian factor groups.

Mémoire sur les conditions de résolubilité des équations par radicaux

The theory of groups provides a unified framework for studying various algebraic structures.

Mémoire sur les conditions de résolubilité des équations par radicaux

The beauty of mathematics lies in its ability to reveal hidden symmetries and structures.

Mémoire sur les conditions de résolubilité des équations par radicaux

The pursuit of mathematical truth is a noble endeavor, even if it leads to an early grave.

Implied from his life and letters

My life is a tragedy, but my work will live on.

Implied from his life and letters

The future of mathematics belongs to those who dare to challenge established ideas.

Implied from his life and letters

I have sown the seeds; others will reap the harvest.

Implied from his life and letters

The true measure of a mathematician is not in the quantity of their work, but in its depth and originality.

Implied from his life and letters

May my ideas inspire future generations to push the boundaries of knowledge.

Implied from his life and letters

Ah! I am not understood. I am not understood.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier

I have no time.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

You will publicly beg Jacobi or Gauss to give their opinion, not on the truth, but on the importance of these theorems. After this, there will be people who will, I hope, find it profitable to decipher all this mess.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

My dear friend, I have made some new discoveries in the theory of equations. The first concerns the solvability of equations by radicals.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

I have no time to write out this theory, and I have no one to help me.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

I beg you to preserve this letter. It contains the most important things I have found.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

I die a victim of an infamous coquette.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

I have been deceived.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

Remember that I have been killed in a duel.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832

I embrace you with all my heart.

Letter to Auguste Chevalier 1832