Noun: Fourier 'fû-ree,ey
- French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)
- Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier, Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
- French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837)
- Charles Fourier, François Marie Charles Fourier
Type of: mathematician, physicist, sociologist
Encyclopedia: Fourier, Peter