Édouard Goursat
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Summary
Édouard Goursat was born on May 21, 1858[1], in Lanzac[2]. He died on November 25, 1936[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Country of citizenship: France[8]
- Field of work: mathematical analysis[9]
- Position held: president of the Mathematical Society of France[10]
- Employer: University of Paris[11], University of Toulouse (1896-1968)[12], École Normale Supérieure[13]
- Educated at: École Normale Supérieure[14], Lycée Henri-IV[15], Lycée Georges-Cabanis[16]
- Doctoral advisor: Jean Gaston Darboux[17]
- Notable work: Goursat's lemma[18], Goursat's integral lemma[19], Théorème de Goursat et Levi-Civita[20], Goursat tetrahedron[21]
- Award received: Poncelet Prize[22], Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[23], Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award[24], Commander of the Legion of Honour[25]
- Member of: French Academy of Sciences[26], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[27], Société Mathématique de France[28]
- Sex or gender: male[29]
- Doctoral student: Georges Darmois[30], Dumitru Ionescu[31], René Gosse[32], Șerban Gheorghiu[33], Émile Cotton[34], Carlo Bourlet[35], Q139801622[36], Jean Delsarte[37], Maurice Janet[38], Q139801732[39], Edouard Lainé[40], Q139801771[41], Q139801817[42]
- Commons category: Édouard Goursat[43]
- Family name: Goursat[44]
- Given name: Édouard[45]
- Academic thesis: Sur l'équation différentielle linéaire, qui admet pour intégrale la série hypergéométrique[46]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[47]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: French[48]
- Birth name: Édouard Jean Baptiste Goursat[49]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Édouard Goursat include 23777 Goursat[50], an asteroid[51].
Why It Matters
Édouard Goursat has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for him include 23777 Goursat[50], an asteroid[51].
His notable doctoral advisees include Georges Darmois[54], a mathematician[55], 1888–1960[56], of France[57], awarded the Poncelet Prize[58], specialised in mathematics[59].
FAQs
Where was Édouard Goursat born?
Édouard Goursat's place of birth was Lanzac[2].
Where did Édouard Goursat die?
Édouard Goursat died in Paris[4].
What did Édouard Goursat do for work?
Édouard Goursat worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].
Where did Édouard Goursat go to school?
Édouard Goursat was educated at École Normale Supérieure[14], Lycée Henri-IV[15], and Lycée Georges-Cabanis[16].
What awards did Édouard Goursat receive?
Honors received include Poncelet Prize[22], Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[23], Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award[24], and Commander of the Legion of Honour[25].