Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Sophus Lie Biography and Timeline

Follow Sophus Lie through 1 dated historical records for Norway.

Sophus Lie, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1887

E8

Science / Mathematics

Sophus Lie, Norwegian mathematician, recognizes a mathematical structure called E8, which contains 248 dimensions, it takes 120 years to solve

Records, sources and methodology

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