Georges Giraud

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Georges Giraud
Born 11 July 1889
Saint-Étienne[1]
Died 16 March 1943(1943-03-16) (aged 53)
Bonny-sur-Loire
Nationality French
Institutions Université Clermont-Ferrand (now Université Blaise Pascal).
Alma mater École Normale Supérieure 1915
Doctoral advisor Charles Émile Picard
Known for potential theory
partial differential equations
singular integrals
singular integral equations
Notable awards Prix Gustave Roux (1922)
Hirn Foundation prize (1925 and 1935)
Grand Prix for mathematical sciences (1928)
Prix Houllevigue (1930)
Prix Saintour (1933)
Prize of the Annali della Reale Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (1935)

Georges Giraud (11 July 1889 – 16 March 1943) was a French mathematician, working in potential theory, partial differential equations, singular integrals and singular integral equations: he is mainly known for his solution of the regular oblique derivative problem and also for his extension to n-dimensional (n≥2) singular integral equations of the concept of symbol of a singular integral, previously introduced by Solomon Mikhlin.[2] He was elected corresponding member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1936,[3] while he was a member of the Société Mathématique de France from 1913 to his death.[4]

Selected publications

See also

Notes

  1. According to the "Georges Giraud" entry in the Enciclopedia Treccani.
  2. He announced his result in the short communication Giraud 1936, without proof and aknowledging the previous work of Mikhlin. As a matter of fact, it was Mikhlin who gave the first proofs of these formulas, completing his work on the 2-dimensional theory: see the reference Mikhlin 1965, p. 9 or the entry "Singular integrals" for a comprehensive historical survey.
  3. See the obituary notice by Cartan (1943, p. 518).
  4. See the reference SMF 1946, p. 2.

Biographical references

The following references contain short announcements of the prizes won by Georges Giraud.

The following reference lists Georges Giraud between the deceased members of the French Mathematical Society:

References

  • Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana (2008), "Giraud, Georges", Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian), retrieved 16 November 2012 . The biographical entry about Georges Giraud at the Enciclopedia Treccani.
  • Mikhlin, Solomon G. (1965), Multidimensional singular integrals and integral equations, International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Mathematics 83, Oxford-London-Edinburgh-New York-Paris-Frankfurt: Pergamon Press, pp. XII+255, MR 0185399, Zbl 0129.07701 . A masterpiece in the multidimensional theory of singular integrals and singular integral equations summarizing all the results from the beginning to the year of publication, and also sketching the history of the subject.
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