Pierre-Louis Lions

Summary

Pierre-Louis Lions is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Grasse^[2]. He was born on August 11, 1956^[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 (86 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Born in Grasse^[2], Pierre-Louis Lions…
• Pierre-Louis Lions was born on August 11, 1956^[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 August 11, 1956^[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]; Benoît Desjardins^[49], a painter^[50], 1955–2015^[51], of Canada^[52]; and Olivier Guéant^[53], a mathematician^[54], b. 1984^[55], of France^[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Fields medal^[18], a mathematics award^[57], founded in 1936^[58]; Commander of the Legion of Honour^[19], a grade of an order^[59], in France^[60]; Prix Ampère^[20], a science award^[61], in France^[62], founded in 1974^[63]; Cours Peccot^[21], a course^[64]; honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University^[22], an award^[65], in United Kingdom^[66]; and honorary doctor of ETH Zürich^[23], an award^[67], in Switzerland^[68].

Why It Matters

Pierre-Louis Lions ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

His notable doctoral advisees include Cédric Villani^[71], a mathematician^[72], b. 1973^[73], of France^[74], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour^[75], specialised in mathematical analysis^[76]; Nader Masmoudi^[77], a mathematician^[78], b. 1974^[79], of Tunisia^[80], awarded the Fermat Prize^[81], specialised in mathematics^[82]; Benoît Perthame^[83], a mathematician^[84], b. 1959^[85], of France^[86], awarded the CNRS silver medal^[87]; and Maria J. Esteban^[88], a mathematician^[89], b. 1956^[90], of France^[91], awarded the Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics^[92].

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].