Pierre-Louis Lions

Summary

Pierre-Louis Lions is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Grasse^[2]. He was born on +1956-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Grasse^[2], Pierre-Louis Lions…
• Pierre-Louis Lions was born on +1956-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's father was Jacques-Louis Lions^[7].
• Pierre-Louis Lions held citizenship in France^[8].
• Pierre-Louis Lions worked as a mathematician^[4].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's field of work was mathematical analysis^[9].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's field of work was partial differential equation^[10].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's field of work was mathematics^[11].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's field of work was calculus of variations^[12].
• Among Pierre-Louis Lions's employers was Collège de France^[13].
• Among Pierre-Louis Lions's employers was Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers^[14].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[15].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was educated at Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[16].
• Pierre-Louis Lions's doctoral advisor was Haïm Brezis^[17].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the Fields medal^[18].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the Prix Ampère^[20].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the Cours Peccot^[21].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University^[22].
• Pierre-Louis Lions received the honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[23].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was a member of French Academy of Sciences^[24].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei^[25].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was a member of French Academy of Technologies^[26].
• Pierre-Louis Lions was a member of Academia Europaea^[27].

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Origins and Family

Pierre-Louis Lions was born in Grasse^[2]. He was born on +1956-08-11T00:00:00Z^[3]. His father was Jacques-Louis Lions^[7].

Education

Educated at École Normale Supérieure^[15], a école normale supérieure^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1794^[30], headquartered in Paris^[31] and Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[16], an educational facility^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1965^[34]. Pierre-Louis Lions's doctoral advisor was Haïm Brezis^[17]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include mathematical analysis^[9], an academic discipline^[36]; partial differential equation^[10]; mathematics^[11], an academic discipline^[37]; and calculus of variations^[12], a branch of mathematics^[38]. Employers include Collège de France^[13], a higher education institution^[39], in France^[40], founded in 1530^[41], headquartered in Paris^[42] and Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers^[14], a school^[43], in France^[44], founded in 1794^[45], headquartered in rue Saint-Martin^[46]. Doctoral students include Jean-François Léon^[47], a musician^[48] and Benoît Desjardins^[49], a painter^[50], 1955–2015^[51], of Canada^[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Fields medal^[18], a mathematics award^[53], founded in 1936^[54]; Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19], a grade of an order^[55], in France^[56]; Prix Ampère^[20], a science award^[57], in France^[58], founded in 1974^[59]; Cours Peccot^[21], a course^[60]; honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University^[22], an award^[61], in United Kingdom^[62]; and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[23], an award^[63], in Switzerland^[64].

Why It Matters

Pierre-Louis Lions ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

His notable doctoral advisees include Cédric Villani^[67], a mathematician^[68], b. 1973^[69], of France^[70], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[71], specialised in mathematical analysis^[72]; Nader Masmoudi^[73], a mathematician^[74], b. 1974^[75], of Tunisia^[76], awarded the Fermat Prize^[77], specialised in mathematics^[78]; Maria J. Esteban^[79], a mathematician^[80], b. 1956^[81], of France^[82], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[83]; and Benoît Perthame^[84], a mathematician^[85], b. 1959^[86], of France^[87], awarded the CNRS silver medal^[88].

FAQs

Where was Pierre-Louis Lions born?

Pierre-Louis Lions was born in Grasse^[2].

Who were Pierre-Louis Lions's parents?

Pierre-Louis Lions's father was Jacques-Louis Lions^[7].

What did Pierre-Louis Lions do for work?

Pierre-Louis Lions worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Pierre-Louis Lions go to school?

Pierre-Louis Lions was educated at École Normale Supérieure^[15] and Lycée Louis-le-Grand^[16].

What awards did Pierre-Louis Lions receive?

Honors received include Fields medal^[18], Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19], Prix Ampère^[20], and Cours Peccot^[21].