Brezinski C., Tournès D. André-Louis Cholesky: Mathematician, Topographer and Army Officer

Birkhäuser/Springer, 2014. - 331 p.
This book traces the life of André-Louis Cholesky (1875-1918), and gives his family history. After an introduction to topography, an English translation of an unpublished paper by him where he explained his method for linear systems is given, studied and placed in its historical context. His other works, including two books, are also described as well as his involvement in teaching at a superior school by correspondence. The story of this school and its founder, Léon Eyrolles, are addressed. Then, an important unpublished book of Cholesky on graphical calculation is analyzed in detail and compared to similar contemporary publications. The biography of Ernest Benoit, who wrote the first paper where Cholesky's method is explained, is provided. Various documents, highlighting the life and the personality of Cholesky, end the book.Biography of Cholesky.
Cholesky’s family.
On topography.
The method of Cholesky for linear systems.
Other works of Cholesky.
Léon Eyrolles and his superior school.
An unpublished book by Cholesky.
Ernest Benoît.
Documents.