Victor Thébault
Victor Michel Jean-Marie Thébault (March 6, 1882 - March 19, 1960 ) was a French mathematician, best known for his contributions to elementary geometry and the problem columns of various mathematical journals. The Thébault-Yaglom theorem and the Sawayama-Thébault theorem are named after him, as are Thébault's problems .
Thébault was born in Ambrières-les-Grand (now part of Ambrières-les-Vallées ) in north-western France. He studied from 1898 to 1901 at the teaching staff in Laval (Mayenne) . After completing his studies, he taught in Pré-en-Pail for three years and then took a position as a professor at a technical school in Ernée . In 1909 he took first place in a state examination, which earned him the right to teach science at the faculty. Since Thébault's salary was not enough to support his large family, he accepted a position as a manager in a factory in Ernée. There he worked from 1910 to 1923 and in 1924 he became chief inspector for insurance in Le Mans . He held this position until his retirement in 1940. He then lived in Tennie until his death, where he died on March 19, 1960, shortly after a severe stroke.
Even after he had finished teaching, Thébault remained connected to mathematics for a lifetime. His main interest was geometry and number theory . He wrote numerous articles for math magazines around the world. In addition, he wrote a variety of articles on the problem columns in math magazines, to which he contributed both new problems and problem solutions. For the American Mathematical Monthly alone , he wrote over 600 problems and problem solutions. In total, he published over 1000 new problems. In recognition of his contributions to mathematics, he was awarded twice by the French government, in 1932 he was appointed Officier de L'Instruction Publique and in 1935 Chevalier de l'Order de Couronne de Belgium .
Web links
- Literature by and about Victor Thébault in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b C. W. Trigg: Victor Thebault 1882-1960 . Mathematics Magazine, Volume 33, No. 5 (May-June 1960) ( JSTOR 3029807 )
- ↑ Alexander Ostermann, Gerhard Wanner: Geometry by Its History . Springer, 2012, p. 181
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Thébault, Victor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thébault, Victor Michel Jean-Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French mathematician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1882 |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 1960 |