Pierre Fatou

Pierre Fatou
Pierre Fatou
Born(1878-02-28)28 February 1878
Lorient, France
Died9 August 1929(1929-08-09) (aged 51)
Pornichet, France
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsParis Observatory
Doctoral advisorPaul 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.

  1. ^ "Fatou biography". www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.