Thomas Joannes Stieltjes was a Dutch mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of moment problems and contributed to the study of continued fractions. The Thomas Stieltjes Institute for Mathematics at Leiden University, dissolved in 2011, was named after him, as is the Riemann-Stieltjes integral.
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Arend LijphartAlso won Honorary doctor of Leiden University
Françoise CombesAlso won Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award
William ChristieAlso won Honorary doctor of Leiden University
Arnaud DenjoyAlso won Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award
Maurice René FréchetAlso won Petit d'Ormoy, Carriere, Thebault Award
Arnaldo MomiglianoAlso won Honorary doctor of Leiden University
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Lived 1856 to 1894 · aged 38
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