Henri Lebesgue
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For the number theorist, see Victor-Amédée Lebesgue.
Not to be confused with the French palaeographer Henri Lebègue
Henri Léon Lebesgue ForMemRS[1] (French: [ɑ̃ʁi leɔ̃ ləbɛɡ]; June 28, 1875 – July 26, 1941) was a French mathematician known for his theory of integration, which was a generalization of the 17th-century concept of integration—summing the area between an axis and the curve of a function defined for that axis. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Intégrale, longueur, aire ("Integral, length, area") at the University of Nancy during 1902.[3][4]
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Henri Lebesgue | |
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Born | (1875-06-28)June 28, 1875 |
Died | July 26, 1941(1941-07-26) (aged 66) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure University of Paris |
Known for | Lebesgue integration Lebesgue measure |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society[1] Poncelet Prize for 1914[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Rennes University of Poitiers University of Paris Collège de France |
Doctoral advisor | Émile Borel |
Doctoral students | Paul Montel Zygmunt Janiszewski Georges de Rham |
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