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René Goormaghtigh (13 October 1893, Ostend – 10 February 1960, Ixelles) was a Belgian engineer, after whom the Goormaghtigh Conjecture is named.

Goormaghtigh studied at Ghent University, gaining a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Central Board of Le Havre in 1918. Throughout his subsequent life he worked as an engineer and industrial administrator. In 1952 he was appointed advisor to the Société Générale de Belgique. He was made a Knight of the Order of Leopold II in 1947, and an Officer of the Order of the Crown in 1956. After a heart attack in 1958, he retired to Saint-André-des-Bruges.^[1]

He was a frequent contributor to mathematical journals, especially the Belgian journal Mathesis.

References

^ Francisco Bellot-Rosado, René Gormaghtigh, ingénieur et géomètre de MATHESIS

* Goormaghtigh, Rene. L’Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens 24 (1917), 88

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-'''René Goormaghtigh''' (13 October 1893, [[Ostende]] – 10 February 1960, [[Ixelles]]) was a [[Belgian people|Belgian]] engineer, after whom the [[Goormaghtigh Conjecture]] is named.
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+'''René Goormaghtigh''' (13 October 1893, [[Ostend]] – 10 February 1960, [[Ixelles]]) was a [[Belgian people|Belgian]] engineer, after whom the [[Goormaghtigh Conjecture]] is named.
-Gormaghtigh studied at [[Ghent University]], gaining a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Central Board of [[Le Havre]] in 1918. Throughout his subsequent life he worked as an engineer and industrial administrator. In 1952 he was appointed advisor to the [[Société Générale de Belgique]]. He was made a Knight of the [[Order of Leopold II]] in 1947, and an Officer of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] in 1956. After a heart attack in 1958, he retired to Saint-André-des-Bruges.<ref>Fransisco Bellot-Rosado, [http://www.sbpm.be/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Ren%C3%A9-Goormaghtigh.pdf René Gormaghtigh, ingénieur et géomètre de MATHESIS]</ref>
+Goormaghtigh studied at [[Ghent University]], gaining a Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Central Board of [[Le Havre]] in 1918. Throughout his subsequent life he worked as an engineer and industrial administrator. In 1952 he was appointed advisor to the [[Société Générale de Belgique]]. He was made a Knight of the [[Order of Leopold II]] in 1947, and an Officer of the [[Order of the Crown (Belgium)|Order of the Crown]] in 1956. After a heart attack in 1958, he retired to Saint-André-des-Bruges.<ref>Francisco Bellot-Rosado, [http://www.sbpm.be/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Ren%C3%A9-Goormaghtigh.pdf René Gormaghtigh, ingénieur et géomètre de MATHESIS]</ref>
 He was a frequent contributor to mathematical journals, especially the Belgian journal ''Mathesis''.
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 ==References==
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-<nowiki>*</nowiki>     Goormaghtigh, L’Interm ́ediaire des Math ́ematiciens 24 (1917), 88
+<nowiki>*</nowiki>     Goormaghtigh, Rene. L’Intermédiaire des Mathématiciens 24 (1917), 88
 ==Further reading==
 *[[Roland Deaux]], 'Rene Goormaghtigh (1893–1960)', ''Mathesis'' 69, 257–273 (1961).
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