| Haïm Brezis | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 1, 1944 Riom-ès-Montagnes, Cantal |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Doctoral advisor | Gustave Choquet Jacques-Louis Lions |
| Doctoral students | Felipe Acker Philippe Bénilan Henri Berestycki Jean-Michel Coron Alain Haraux Pierre-Louis Lions Juan Luis Vázquez Suárez |
| Known for | Works in functional analysis and partial differential equations |
Haïm Brezis (born June 1, 1944) is a French mathematician who works in functional analysis and partial differential equations.
Born in Riom-ès-Montagnes, Cantal, France. Brezis is the son of Romanian immigrant father, who came to France in the 1930s, and his mother is a Jew who fled from Holland. His wife, Michal Govrin, a native Israeli, working as a novelist, poet, and theater director.[1] Brezis received his Ph.D. from the University of Paris in 1972 under the supervision of Gustave Choquet. He is currently a Professor at the Pierre and Marie Curie University and a Visiting Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. He is a member of the Academia Europaea (1988) and a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences (2003). He holds honorary doctorates at several universities.
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