Jean Leray
French mathematician (1906-1998) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 92
Jean Leray was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology.
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1998Died10 November 19981988Lomonosov Gold MedalAward1983Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1979Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1971Feltrinelli PrizeAward1940Grand prix des sciences mathématiquesAward1934Cours PeccotAward1906Born7 November 1906
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France
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1998 · aged 92
