Jean-Claude Martzloff
Jean-Claude Martzloff (born December 17, 1943 - January 10, 2018 in Paris ) was a French sinologist and mathematics historian.
Martzloff was Research Director at the CNRS at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Chinoises in Paris .
Martzloff is considered one of the leading western authorities on the history of Chinese mathematics. In 1987 he wrote a book on the history of Chinese mathematics, which is considered a standard work. Martzloff also studied the history of astronomy in China.
He died in Paris in January 2018 at the age of 74.
Fonts
- Recherches sur l'œuvre mathématique de Mei Wending. 1633–1721 (= Mémoires de l'Institut des hautes études chinoises . 16). Collège de France - Institut des hautes études chinoises , Paris 1981, ISBN 2-85757-022-8 .
- Histoire des mathématiques chinoises. Masson, Paris et al. 1987, ISBN 2-225-81265-9 (In English: A History of Chinese Mathematics. Springer, Berlin et al. 1997, ISBN 3-540-54749-5 ).
- with Évelyne Barbin, Jacques Borowczyk, Jean-Luc Chabert, Michel Guillemot, Anne Michel-Pajus, Ahmed Djebbar: A History of Algorithms. From the pebble to the microchip. Springer, Berlin et al. 1999, ISBN 3-540-63369-3 .
- Le calendrier chinois. Structure et calculs (104 BC - 1644) (= Sciences, techniques et civilizations du Moyen Âge à l'aube des lumières. 11). Champion, Paris 2009, ISBN 978-2-7453-1911-1 .
Web links
- Homepage of the Center de recherche sur les civilizations de l'Asie orientale - UMR
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martzloff, Jean-Claude |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician and sinologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1943 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 10, 2018 |
| Place of death | Paris |