Yves Meyer | |
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 Yves Meyer giving a lecture in 2016. | |
| Born | 19 July 1939 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | École Normale Supérieure University of Strasbourg |
| Known for | Wavelet theory |
| Awards | Salem Prize Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize Abel Prize Princess of Asturias Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Idéaux Fermés de L1 dans Lesquels une Suite Approche l'Identité (1966) |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean-Pierre Kahane |
| Doctoral students | |
Yves F. Meyer (French: [mɛjɛʁ]; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017.