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Haim Brezis

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Haim Brezis · Science & Medicine

What

Functional analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations

When

1944, Riom-ès-Montagnes, France — 2024, Jerusalem, Israel

Where

France (Paris) · United States (Rutgers) · Israel

Biography

Haim Brezis is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Functional analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations

How & why

Brezis, a French mathematician whose mother was a Dutch Jew who had fled the Netherlands, became one of the most influential analysts of his generation, shaping nonlinear functional analysis and partial differential equations and training a large school of mathematicians. He received the AMS Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement in 2024.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics

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Functional analysis and nonlinear partial differential equations

1944

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Mathematics