Gilles Pisier

Gilles Pisier
Born (1950-11-18) 18 November 1950 (age 73)
NationalityFrench
Alma materParis Diderot University
Known forContributions to functional analysis, probability theory, harmonic analysis, operator theory
RelativesMarie-France Pisier (sister)
Évelyne Pisier (sister)
AwardsOstrowski Prize (1997)
Salem Prize (1979)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPierre and Marie Curie University, Texas A&M University
Doctoral advisorLaurent Schwartz

Gilles I. Pisier (born 18 November 1950) is a professor of mathematics at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a distinguished professor and A.G. and M.E. Owen Chair of Mathematics at the Texas A&M University.[1][2] He is known for his contributions to several fields of mathematics, including functional analysis, probability theory, harmonic analysis, and operator theory. He has also made fundamental contributions to the theory of C*-algebras.[3] Gilles is the younger brother of French actress Marie-France Pisier.

  1. ^ "Gilles Pisier". Archived from the original on 10 December 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Gilles Pisier". Texas A&M University. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Nesterenko and Pisier Share Ostrowski Prize" (PDF). American Mathematical Society. August 1998. Retrieved 5 March 2010.

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