Georges de Rham

Georges de Rham (French: [dəʁam]; 10 September 1903 – 9 October 1990) was a Swiss mathematician, known for his contributions to differential topology.

Georges de Rham
Georges de Rham at the University of Geneva
Born(1903-09-10)10 September 1903
Roche, Vaud, Switzerland
Died9 October 1990(1990-10-09) (aged 87)
Lausanne, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
Alma materUniversity of Paris
University of Lausanne
Known forde Rham's theorem
de Rham cohomology
de Rham curve
de Rham invariant
Current
Holonomy
AwardsMarcel Benoist Prize (1965)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Lausanne
University of Geneva
Doctoral advisorHenri Lebesgue
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