Élie Cartan
Mathematician, Academic
1869 – 1951
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Who was Élie Cartan?
Élie Joseph Cartan was an influential French mathematician who did fundamental work in the theory of Lie groups and their geometric applications. He also made significant contributions to mathematical physics, differential geometry, and group theory. He was the father of another influential mathematician, Henri Cartan, and the composer Jean Cartan.
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- Born
- Apr 9, 1869
Dolomieu, Isère - Also known as
- Elie Cartan
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Education
- École Normale Supérieure
- Died
- May 6, 1951
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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