Charles Émile Picard worked in mathematics at a period when the field's own foundations were under discussion.
The record lists Charles Émile Picard as French mathematician (1856-1941).
Charles Émile Picard was born at Paris in 1856. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at École Normale Supérieure and Lycée Henri-IV.
The nineteenth century made mathematics rigorous: definitions were tightened, foundations questioned, and whole fields created from scratch.
His academic posts were held at Science Faculty of Paris, University of Toulouse (1896-1968) and École Normale Supérieure.
The recorded fields of work are mathematical analysis and mathematics.
Among his principal contributions are Picard–Lindelöf theorem, Picard theorem and Picard group. A theorem is permanent in a way no experiment can be, which raises the standard for entry.
The honours record reads: Poncelet Prize (1886) and Jean Reynaud Prize (1911).
That the work was done from France matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Charles Émile Picard died in 1941, aged 85. The proofs remain, and a proof does not decay - which is the particular permanence mathematics offers.
Achievements
- Poncelet Prize — 1886
- Jean Reynaud Prize — 1911
- Notable work: Picard–Lindelöf theorem
- Notable work: Picard theorem
- Notable work: Picard group
- Notable work: Picard–Fuchs equation
- Held posts at Science Faculty of Paris, University of Toulouse (1896-1968) and École Normale Supérieure
- Fields: mathematical analysis and mathematics
