Paul Dubreil (French: [dybʁɛj]; 1 March 1904 – 9 March 1994) was a French mathematician.

Paul Dubreil
Paul Dubreil in 1954
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Born(1904-03-01)1 March 1904
Died9 March 1994(1994-03-09) (aged 90)
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Paris
SpouseMarie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin
AwardsCours Peccot (1933)[1]
Prix Francoeur (1942)
Grand prix des sciences mathématiques (1952)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris
Doctoral advisorCharles Émile Picard
Doctoral studentsDov Tamari

He was born in Le Mans, Maine, France and died in Soisy-sur-École, France. Dubreil was married to fellow mathematician Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin.

Selected publications edit

Articles edit

  • "Contribution à la théorie des demi-groupes". Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences. 63 (3): 1–52. 1941.
  • "Emmy Noether". Cahiers du séminaire d'histoire des mathématiques. 7: 15–27. 1986.

Books edit

  • Algèbre. Gauthier-Villars. 1946.[2] (preface by Gaston Julia)
  • Algèbre et théorie des nombres. Paris: Faculté de Sciences. 1956.
  • with M.L. Dubreil-Jacotin: Leçons d'algèbre moderne. Dunod. 1961.[3]
  • Théorie des groupes; cours d'initiation. Paris: Dunod. 1972.

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