Jean Favard (28 August 1902 – 21 January 1965) was a French mathematician who worked on analysis.
Jean Favard | |
|---|---|
 Oberwolfach 1963] | |
| Born | 28 August 1902 Peyrat-la-Nonière, France |
| Died | 21 January 1965 (aged 62) La Tronche, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Affine geometry of curves Favard constant Favard length Favard operator Favard theorem Akhiezer–Krein–Favard theorem Bohr–Favard inequality |
| Awards | Prix Francoeur (1934) Peccot Lecture (1929) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
Favard was born in Peyrat-la-Nonière. During World War II he was a prisoner of war in Germany.
He also was a President of the French Mathematical Society in 1946. He died in La Tronche, aged 62.
See also edit
- Favard measure (see [1])
- Favard inequality (see [2])
- Favard interpolation
- Favard problem (see [3])
External links edit
- COMITE DES AMIS DE JEAN-FAVARD
- The Lycée Jean Favard is named after him.
- Here Favard is mentioned as a prisoner of war.
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