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
Quick answers about Émile Picard
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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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