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Lê Văn Thiêm

Lê Văn Thiêm, Vietnamese mathematician and academic (died 1991)

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Born
March 29, 1918
Died
July 3, 1991
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1918

About Lê Văn Thiêm

Lê Văn Thiêm was a Vietnamese scientist. Together with Hoàng Tụy, he is considered the father of Vietnam Mathematics society. He was the first director of the Vietnam Institute of Mathematics, and the first Headmaster of Hanoi National University of Education and Hanoi University of Science. The University of St Andrews in Scotland created the Lê Văn Thiêm Award in 1989. In 1970 he became the first director of the Vietnam Institute of Mathematics.

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Lê Văn Thiêm timeline

  1. In 1970 he became the first director of the Vietnam Institute of Mathematics.
  2. The University of St Andrews in Scotland created the Lê Văn Thiêm Award in 1989.

The world when Lê Văn Thiêm was born

Lê Văn Thiêm was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lê Văn Thiêm's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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