Back جان لراي Arabic جان لراى ARZ Жан Лерэ Byelorussian Jean Leray Catalan Jean Leray Czech Jean Leray German Ζαν Λερέ Greek Jean Leray Esperanto Jean Leray Spanish Jean Leray French
Jean Leray | |
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 Jean Leray at Oberwolfach in 1961 | |
| Born | 7 November 1906 Chantenay-sur-Loire (today part of Nantes) |
| Died | 10 November 1998 (aged 92) |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
| Known for | Partial differential equations Algebraic topology Global hyperbolicity Sheaf theory Sheaf cohomology Leray cover Leray projection Leray's theorem Leray spectral sequence Leray–Hirsch theorem Leray–Schauder degree |
| Awards | Prix Francoeur (1937) Malaxa Prize (1938) Feltrinelli Prize (1971) John von Neumann Prize(1962) Wolf Prize (1979) Lomonosov Gold Medal (1988) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Nancy University of Paris Collège de France |
| Doctoral advisor | Henri Villat |
| Doctoral students | Armand Borel István Fáry |
Jean Leray (French: [ləʁɛ]; 7 November 1906 – 10 November 1998)[1] was a French mathematician, who worked on both partial differential equations and algebraic topology.