Jean Leray
Jean Leray (French: [ləʁɛ]; 7 November 1906 – 10 November 1998) was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology.
Jean Leray | |
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Jean Leray at Oberwolfach in 1961 | |
| Born | 7 November 1906 Chantenay-sur-Loire (today part of Nantes) |
| Died | 10 November 1998 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Partial differential equations Algebraic topology Global hyperbolicity Sheaf theory Sheaf cohomology Leray cover Leray projection Leray's theorem Leray spectral sequence Leray–Hirsch theorem Leray–Schauder degree |
| Awards | Prix Francoeur (1937) Malaxa Prize (1938) Feltrinelli Prize (1971) John von Neumann Prize(1962) Wolf Prize (1979) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Nancy University of Paris Collège de France |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Villat |
| Doctoral students | Armand Borel István Fáry |
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