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Émile Borel: A Life in Mathematics and Politics Across Two Centuries [1 ed.] ,
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Pierre Guiraldenq
Émile Borel A Life in Mathematics and Politics Across Two Centuries
Pierre Guiraldenq
Émile Borel A Life in Mathematics and Politics Across Two Centuries Translated and edited by Arturo Sangalli
About the author and the translator Pierre Guiraldenq is professor emeritus at the École Centrale de Lyon, France. In addition to his scientific career as a metallurgist, his interest in the history of science has resulted in the publication of several biographical articles and books. Arturo Sangalli is the author of numerous scientific articles, books, and translations. He has a PhD in mathematics from the Université de Montréal.
This book is a translated and adapted version of Pierre Guiraldenq, Émile Borel, – : l’espace et le temps d’une vie sur deux siècles. Librairie Albert Blanchard, Paris, The translated quotes by Camille Marbo are taken from the bo
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Émile Borel: Statistician, Politician and War Hero
Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel, to use his full name, was a man of many talents. Best remembered for his contributions to mathematics and probability, he was also an astute politician and courageous French Resistance hero.
Brought up in rural France, Borel quickly showed an extraordinary aptitude for mathematics. Snapping up a place at two prestigious French universities (École Polytechnique and École Normale Supérieure), he opted to attend the latter, graduating first in his year. After 4 years and 22 research papper as a lecturer at Lille University in nordlig France, he went back to teach at ENS where he became Deputy Director in He also took on the purpose-built role of Chair of Theory of Functions at La Sorbonne.
A measured approach
Borel is remembered for a wide array of lasting contributions. He pioneered measure theory — formalizing notions of measure, from time to vikt and even income. This is particularly im
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Borel, Émile (F
(b. Saint-Affrique, Aveyron, France, 7 January ; d. Paris, France, 3 February )
mathematics.
Borel’s father, Honoré, son of an artisan, was a Protestant village pastor. His mother, Émilie Teissié-Solier, came of a local merchant family. In , already known as a prodigy, he left his father’s school for the lycée at nearby Montauban. In Paris as a scholarship student preparing for the university, he entered the family circle of G. Darboux through friendship with his son, saw the “good life” of a leading mathematician, and set his heart on it. In , after winning first place in the École Polytechnique, the École Normale Supérieure, and the general competitions, Borel chose the gateway to teaching and research, in spite of the blandishments of a special representative of the École Polytechnique.
Fifty years later Borel’s colleagues celebrated the jubilee of his entrance to the École Normale, rightly considering that as the beginning of his scientific career. I