Bertrand Gambier
Bertrand Gambier (born August 31, 1879 in Villers-Bocage , Somme department , † January 10, 1954 ) was a French mathematician .
Bertrand Gambier studied at the École normal supérieure (ENS) in Paris. After receiving his doctorate in 1909, he was first maître de conférences at the University of Rennes , and from 1913 he was professor there. In 1922 he switched to a professorship at the University of Lille .
First Gambier dealt with the theory of differential equations in the complex, where he continued the investigations of Paul Painlevé and completed ( Painlevé equations ). Later he mainly worked on differential geometry . In 1943 he was president of the Société Mathématique de France .
literature
- Paul Vincensini: Bertrand Gambier, 1879–1954 . Enseignement Mathématiques, Vol. 40, pp. 57-61, 1955.
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| SURNAME | Gambier, Bertrand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villers-Bocage (Somme) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 1954 |