Léon Motchane

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Léon Motchane was a Russian-born French industrialist and mathematician best known for creating and funding the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, a leading center for advanced mathematical research.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
mathematician
awardReceived Commandeur de l'ordre national du Mérite NERFINISHED
Officier de la Légion d'honneur
countryOfCitizenship France
Russian Empire
dateOfBirth 1900-06-19
dateOfDeath 1990-01-01
describedBySource biographical articles on IHÉS founders
historical records of IHÉS
educatedAt University of Geneva NERFINISHED
University of Paris NERFINISHED
employer Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Russian Jews NERFINISHED
familyName Motchane NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork industrial management
mathematics
founded Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques NERFINISHED
givenName Léon NERFINISHED
hasAcademicAdvisor Georges de Rham NERFINISHED
hasPart industrial career before academic career
knownFor creating the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
funding the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
languageSpokenWrittenOrSigned French
Russian
livedIn France NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
Switzerland NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques NERFINISHED
movement 20th-century mathematics
nativeLanguage Russian
notableStudent none
notableWork founding of Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
occupation business executive
industrialist
mathematician
placeOfBirth Saint Petersburg NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Paris
positionHeld director of Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
religion Judaism
residence Bures-sur-Yvette NERFINISHED
Paris
sexOrGender male
workLocation Bures-sur-Yvette NERFINISHED
Paris

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