Pierre Fatou | |
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Born | Lorient, France | 28 February 1878
Died | 9 August 1929 Pornichet, France | (aged 51)
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.