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André Lichnerowicz

French mathematical physicist (1915-1998) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83

André Lichnerowicz was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He made pioneering contributions to the theory of the scalar curvature, holonomy groups, Kähler geometry, and the mathematical study of Einstein's equations.

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Prix de la langue française1988
Cours Peccot1944
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Coimbra

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He also made contributions to symplectic geometry, and is considered the founder of modern Poisson geometry.

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1998 · aged 83