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Émile Borel
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French mathematician and politician (1871-1956)
Émile Borel was a French mathematician and politician who lived from 1871 to 1956 and made important contributions to mathematics and public service. His work in mathematics helped develop foundational concepts that are still used today, while his political career reflected his commitment to applying scientific thinking to governance.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Émile
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Lyon
- Place of death
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Spouse
- Camille Marbo
- Occupation
- researcher
- Educated at
- Lycée Louis-le-Grand
- Employer
- University of Lille
- Political party
- Radical-Socialist and Radical Republican Party
- Languages spoken
- Esperanto
- Doctoral advisor
- Jean Gaston Darboux
- Student of
- Jean Gaston Darboux
- Field of work
- politics
- Conflict
- World War II
- Image
- Emile Borel-1932.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- name in native language
- Émile Borel
- member of
- Academy of Sciences of Turin
- Commons category
- Émile Borel (mathematician)
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- date of birth
- 1871-01-07
- date of death
- 1956-02-03
- birth name
- Félix Edouard Justin Émile Borel
- student
- Georgios Remoundos
- writing language
- French
- place of detention
- Fresnes Prison
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Encyclopedic overview
Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel ( French: [bɔʁɛl]; 7 January 1871 – 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. As a mathematician, he was known for his founding work in the areas of measure theory and probability.
Biography
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