Fourier

(fo̵̅o̅ r; E fo̵orē ər)

  1. Fourier, François Marie Charles 1772-1837; Fr. socialist & reformer
  2. Fourier, Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph 1768-1830; Fr. mathematician & physicist

See Fourier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

French social theorist who believed that universal harmony could be achieved by reorganizing society into self-sustaining units called “phalanxes,” groups of 1,500 people who would share labor, wealth, and housing.

, Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph 1768-1830.

French mathematician and physicist who formulated a method for analyzing periodic functions and studied the conduction of heat.
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