Fourier, sirotek vychovaný mnichy, se v&#160;18 letech stal profesorem, a než se vrátit k&#160;vědecké kariéře, působil jako Napoleonův guvernér v&#160;Egyptě.
An orphan who was educated by monks, Fourier was a professor at the age of 18, and became Napoleon’s governor in Egypt before returning to a career in science.