Camille-Christophe Gerono

Camille-Christophe Gerono (1799 to 1891) was a French mathematician, born and died in Paris, who concerned himself above all with geometry. The lemniscate of Gerono, a figure-eight curve, is named after him and remains the best known reminder of his work. In 1842 he became, together with Olry Terquem, founding co-editor of the scientific journal Nouvelles Annales de Mathématiques. His life of about ninety-two years ended in the city where it began, and the curve and the journal are the two lasting marks that the source record attaches to his name.