Jacques-Louis Lions | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 May 2001 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | (aged 73)
Alma mater | École normale supérieure University of Nancy |
Known for | Asymptotic homogenization Interpolation space Lion's theorem Lions–Magenes lemma Aubin–Lions lemma Duvaut–Lions formulation |
Awards | W. T. and Idalia Reid Prize (1998) ForMemRS (1996) Harvey Prize (1991) Japan Prize (1991) John von Neumann Prize (1986) ICM Speaker (1958, 1970, 1974) Peccot Lecture (1958) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | École Polytechnique Collège de France |
Doctoral advisor | Laurent Schwartz |
Doctoral students | Alain Bensoussan Jean-Michel Bismut Haïm Brezis Erol Gelenbe Roland Glowinski Roger Temam |
Jacques-Louis Lions (French: [ʒak lwi ljɔ̃ːs];[1] 2 May 1928 – 17 May 2001) was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John von Neumann Lecture prize in 1986 and numerous other distinctions.[2][3] Lions is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher.[4]