Pierre Fatou | |
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| Born | 28 February 1878 Lorient, France |
| Died | 9 August 1929 (aged 51) Pornichet, France |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Paris Observatory |
| Doctoral advisor | Paul Painlevé |
Pierre Joseph Louis Fatou (28 February 1878 – 9 August 1929[1]) was a French mathematician and astronomer. He is known for major contributions to several branches of analysis. The Fatou lemma and the Fatou set are named after him.
- ^ "Fatou biography". www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.