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Carl Charlier

Swedish astronomer and statistical botanist

Lived
1862–1934

Updated September 2026

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About Carl Charlier

Carl Vilhelm Ludwig Charlier was a Swedish astronomer. In mathematics, Charlier polynomials and Gram–Charlier A series are named after him.

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