Elon Lages Lima
Brazilian mathematician (1929-2017)
Elon Lages Lima (July 9, 1929 – May 7, 2017)[1] was a Brazilian mathematician. His research concerns differential topology, algebraic topology, and differential geometry.[2] Lima was an influential figure in the development of mathematics in Brazil.[3]
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Born | |
Died | May 7, 2017 | (aged 87)
Nationality | Brazilian |
Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Brazil |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada |
Doctoral advisor | Edwin Spanier |
Lima was professor emeritus at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada[4] of which he was the director during three separate periods.
Related pages
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change- ↑ Circe Mary Silva da Silva, "Entrevista: Elon Lages Lima Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine", Revista Matemática Universitária, Number 33, December 2002, pp. 97–120.
- ↑ "Brazilian Academy of Sciences: Elon Lages Lima".
- ↑ "Elon Lages Lima" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ↑ "IMPA - Ops! 404". impa.br. Archived from the original on 2019-02-05. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
Other websites
change- Silva, C. P. . "Sobre o início e consolidação da pesquisa matemática no Brasil, Parte 2", Revista Brasileira de História da Matemática (RBHM), Vol. 6, n. 12, p. 165-196, 2006 Archived 2020-09-18 at the Wayback Machine