Jean Leray
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Summary
Jean Leray was born on November 7, 1906[1], in Chantenay-sur-Loire[2]. He died on November 10, 1998[3], in La Baule-Escoublac[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5], topologist[6], professor[7], and university teacher[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (838 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
- Place of birth: Nantes[10]
- Father: Francis Leray[11]
- Country of citizenship: France[12]
- Field of work: mathematical analysis[13], partial differential equation[14], topology[15], mathematics[16], algebraic topology[17]
- Employer: Collège de France[18], Université de Nancy[19], French Armed Forces[20]
- Educated at: École Normale Supérieure[21]
- Doctoral advisor: Henri Villat[22]
- Notable work: degree of an analytic mapping[23], Leray-Schauder-Alternative[24], Théorème du point fixe de Leray-Schauder[25], Leray projection[26], Leray spectral sequence[27], Leray's theorem[28], Leray–Hirsch theorem[29], Leray cover[30]
- Award received: Lomonosov Gold Medal[31], Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[32], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[33], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[34], Cours Peccot[35], Feltrinelli Prize[36]
- Member of: Royal Society[37], French Academy of Sciences[38], Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony[39], Russian Academy of Sciences[40], Academy of Sciences of the USSR[41], National Academy of Sciences[42], American Academy of Arts and Sciences[43], Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei[44], Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium[45], Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL[46], Academy of Sciences of Turin[47], Polish Academy of Sciences[48], American Philosophical Society[49]
- Sex or gender: male[50]
- Doctoral student: Armand Borel[51], István Fáry[52], René Deheuvels[53], Claude Wagschal[54], Phillipe A. Dionne[55], Jean Vaillant[56], Lai The Pham[57], Solange Delache[58], Dominique Schiltz[59], Maurice A. de Gosson[60]
- Commons category: Jean Leray[61]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[62]
- Family name: Leray[63]
- Given name: Jean[64]
- Academic thesis: Étude de diverses équations intégrales non linéaires et de quelques problèmes que pose l'Hydrodynamique[65]
Why It Matters
Jean Leray has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He is credited with the discovery of sheaf[68] and spectral sequence[69].
His notable doctoral advisees include Armand Borel[70], a mathematician[71], 1923–2003[72], of Switzerland[73], awarded the Balzan Prize[74], specialised in topology[75] and István Fáry[76], a mathematician[77], 1922–1984[78], of Hungary[79], specialised in mathematics[80].
FAQs
Where was Jean Leray born?
Jean Leray's place of birth was Chantenay-sur-Loire[2].
Where did Jean Leray die?
Jean Leray died in La Baule-Escoublac[4].
Who were Jean Leray's parents?
Jean Leray's father was Francis Leray[11].
What did Jean Leray do for work?
Jean Leray worked as a mathematician[5], topologist[6], professor[7], and university teacher[8].
Where did Jean Leray go to school?
Jean Leray was educated at École Normale Supérieure[21].
What awards did Jean Leray receive?
Honors received include Lomonosov Gold Medal[31], Grand prix des sciences mathématiques[32], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[33], and Foreign Member of the Royal Society[34].
What did Jean Leray discover?
Jean Leray is credited as discoverer of sheaf[68] and spectral sequence[69].