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Jules-Henri Poincaré, called Henri, was born in 1854, in Nancy, the capital of the duchy of Lorraine, which in 1766 had become part of France. He died in 1912, in Paris, 58 years old, from a complication following an operation.
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Verhulst, F. (2012). The Early Years. In: Henri Poincaré. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2407-9_1
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