Jean Leray
E676180
Jean Leray was a French mathematician renowned for his foundational work in algebraic topology and partial differential equations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean Leray canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
mathematician ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
modern algebraic topology
ⓘ
theory of nonlinear partial differential equations ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grand Prix des Sciences Mathématiques
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lomonosov Gold Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolf Prize in Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-11-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-11-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École Normale Supérieure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Leray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic topology
ⓘ
fluid mechanics ⓘ functional analysis ⓘ mathematics ⓘ partial differential equations ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of sheaf cohomology
ⓘ
modern homological algebra ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Leray spectral sequence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leray–Hirsch theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ Leray–Schauder degree NERFINISHED ⓘ foundational work in algebraic topology ⓘ weak solutions of Navier–Stokes equations ⓘ work on partial differential equations ⓘ work on sheaf theory precursors ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bourbaki group (early meetings) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jean Leray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableEvent | developed ideas of sheaf theory while prisoner of war ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Leray regularization for Navier–Stokes equations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leray spectral sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ Leray–Schauder fixed point theorem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chantenay-sur-Loire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France ⓘ Loire-Atlantique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
ⓘ
La Baule-Escoublac NERFINISHED ⓘ Loire-Atlantique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor at Collège de France ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.