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Laurent Schwartz

Mathematics

Laurent-Moise Schwartz (1915 to 2002) was a French mathematician who received the Fields Medal in 1950 for pioneering the theory of distributions, or generalized functions, which gave a rigorous meaning to objects such as the Dirac delta function. He taught for several years at the Ecole Polytechnique.

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Birth Year
1915 1
Death Date
2002-07-04 1
Death Year
2002 1
Death Place
14th arrondissement of Paris, France 1
Nationality
France 1
Notable Work
distribution 1
Notable Work
Schwartz kernel theorem 1
Notable Work
Schwartz space 1
Notable Work
Schwartz-Bruhat function 1
Birthplace
16th arrondissement of Paris, France 1
Birthplace
Paris, France 1
Field
Field (category)
Biology 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Laurent Schwartz (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +2002-07-04T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +2002-07-04T00:00:00Z
  • P27 (country of citizenship): France
    Q142
  • P20 (place of death): 14th arrondissement of Paris, France
    Q187153
  • P19 (place of birth): 16th arrondissement of Paris, France
    Q194420
  • P19 (place of birth): Paris, France
    Q90
  • P800 (notable work): Schwartz kernel theorem
    Q1276318
  • P800 (notable work): Schwartz space
    Q1369621
  • P800 (notable work): Schwartz-Bruhat function
    Q7433180
  • P800 (notable work): distribution
    Q865811
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Laurent Schwartz (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Mathematics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Mathematics
  • Member Of: Ecole Polytechnique, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: University of Strasbourg; University of Nancy; University of Grenoble; École Polytechnique; Université de Paris VII
  • Works In: Mathematics, Lead sentence
    Laurent-Moïse Schwartz (; 5 March 1915-4 July 2002) was a French mathematician who received the Fields Medal in 1950 for pioneering the theory of distributions or generalized functions, giving a well-defined meaning to objects such as the Dirac delta function.
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