Léon-François-Antoine Aurifeuille

Léon-François-Antoine Aurifeuille (1822–1882) was a French mathematician after whom Aurifeuillean factorizations are named.

He was the author of three books: ''Cours de géométrie élémentaire'' (with C. Richaud, Paris: Bachelier, 1847), ''Traité de géométrie élémentaire'' (with C. Dumont, 2nd ed., Toulouse: Bonnal & Gibrac, 1860), and ''Traité d'arithmétique'' (with C. Dumont, 2nd ed., Toulouse: Bonnal & Gibrac, 1859).

Under the pseudonym Alfred de Caston, he also wrote several other books, including ''Les Tricheurs, scènes de jeu'' (Paris: E. Dentu, 1863) and ''Les marchands de miracles; histoire de la superstition humaine'' (Paris: E. Dentu, 1864). Provided by Wikipedia