Joseph-Louis Lagrange at The Borghese Gardens, Rome

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Joseph-Louis Lagrange, a renowned Italian mathematician and astronomer, was born on January 25, 1736. He made profound contributions to the fields of analysis, number theory, and both classical and celestial mechanics. In 1766, Lagrange succeeded Euler as director of mathematics at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, Prussia, where he produced an impressive body of work and won numerous prizes from the French Academy of Sciences. Lagrange's magnum opus, Mécanique Analytique, a four-volume treatise on analytical mechanics, was written in Berlin and first published in 1788. This groundbreaking work provided the most comprehensive treatment of classical mechanics since Newton and laid the foundation for the development of mathematical physics in the nineteenth century. In 1787, at the age of 51, Lagrange relocated from Berlin to Paris and became a member of the French Academy. He remained in France until his passing, playing a significant role in the decimalisation process during Revolutionary France. Upon the opening of the École Polytechnique in 1794, Lagrange was appointed as its first professor of analysis. Additionally, he was a founding member of the Bureau des Longitudes and served as a Senator in 1799. This object is part of "Scan The World," a non-profit initiative launched by MyMiniFactory to create a digital archive of fully 3D printable sculptures, artworks, and landmarks from around the world for public access. Scan the World is an open-source community effort; if you have interesting items nearby and would like to contribute, email stw@myminifactory.com to find out how you can participate. The object was scanned using photogrammetry technology (Processed using Agisoft PhotoScan).