Edouard Zeckendorf

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Edouard Zeckendorf (May 2, 1901 - May 16, 1983) was a Belgian doctor, army officer, and mathematician. In mathematics he is best known for his work on Fibonacci numbers, and in particular for proving Zeckendorf's theorem.

Zeckendorf was born in Liège in 1901, the son of a Dutch dentist. In 1925 Zeckendorf graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Liège and joined the Belgian Army medical corps. On the German invasion of Belgium in 1940 Zeckendorf was taken prisoner, and remained as a prisoner of war until 1945. During this period he provided medical care to other allied POW's.

Zeckendorf retired from the army in 1957 with the rank of Colonel.

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  • O'Connor, John J., and Edmund F. Robertson. "Edouard Zeckendorf". MacTutor History of Mathematics archive.
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