In the history of mathematics, Pierre-Louis Lions is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Pierre-Louis Lions as French mathematician and Fields Medalist.
Pierre-Louis Lions was born at Grasse in 1956. His recorded nationality is France. He studied at École Normale Supérieure and Lycée Louis-le-Grand.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Collège de France and Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers.
The recorded fields of work are mathematical analysis, partial differential equation and mathematics.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
Recognition followed: Fields medal (1994) and Knight of the Legion of Honour (1995).
That the work was done from France matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Pierre-Louis Lions is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Fields medal — 1994
- Knight of the Legion of Honour — 1995
- Held posts at Collège de France and Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers
- Fields: mathematical analysis, partial differential equation and mathematics
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