Jacque Neveu | |
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Born | [1] | 14 November 1932
Died | 17 May 2016[1] | (aged 83)
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Awards | ICM Plenary Speaker (1974) Prix Francoeur (1967) Peccot Prize (1961-1962) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Paris VI École Polytechnique |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Fortet |
Doctoral students |
Jacques Jean-Pierre Neveu (14 November 1932 – 17 May 2016[1]) was a Belgian (and then French) mathematician, specializing in probability theory. He is one of the founders of the French school (post WW II) of probability and statistics.[2]