Émile Picard

Émile Picard

French mathematician (1856–1941)

Died aged 85LeoFrance

Biography

Charles Émile Picard (French: [ʃaʁl emil pikaʁ]; 24 July 1856 – 11 December 1941) was a French mathematician. He was elected the fifteenth member to occupy seat 1 of the Académie française in 1924.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • Member of the Académie française
  • president of the Mathematical Society of France
  • president
  • president of the French Academy of Sciences
  • chairperson

Employers / organisations

  • Science Faculty of Paris
  • University of Toulouse (1896-1968)
  • École Normale Supérieure
  • École Centrale Paris
  • University of Paris

Notable works

  • Picard–Lindelöf theorem
  • Picard theorem
  • Picard group
  • Picard–Fuchs equation
  • Picard–Lefschetz theory
  • Picard iteration
  • Picard–Vessiot theory
  • Picard horn
  • Picard modular group

Awards & honours (6)

  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  • Poncelet Prize
  • Grand prix des sciences mathématiques
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society
  • Jean Reynaud Prize

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Émile Picard died on December 11, 1941 at the age of 85.
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Émile Picard was born on July 24, 1856.
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Émile Picard was born in Paris.
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Émile Picard's zodiac sign is Leo.
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Émile Picard is a citizen of France.
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Émile Picard is known as mathematician, university teacher.

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