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René-Louis Baire

French mathematician (1874-1932)

Born
January 21, 1874
Died
July 5, 1932
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1874

About René-Louis Baire

René-Louis Baire (French: [bɛʁ]; 21 January 1874 – 5 July 1932) was a French mathematician most famous for his Baire category theorem, which helped to generalize and prove future theorems. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Sur les fonctions de variables réelles ("On the Functions of Real Variables") in 1899. René-Louis Baire (French:; 21 January 1874 – 5 July 1932) was a French mathematician most famous for his Baire category theorem, which helped to generalize and prove future theorems. He presented his thesis on March 24, 1899 and was awarded his doctorate. In 1904 he was awarded a Peccot Foundation Fellowship to spend a semester in a university and develop his skills as a professor. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Sur les fonctions de variables réelles in 1899.

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René-Louis Baire timeline

  1. René-Louis Baire (French:; 21 January 1874 – 5 July 1932) was a French mathematician most famous for his Baire category theorem, which helped to generalize and prove future theorems.
  2. He presented his thesis on March 24, 1899 and was awarded his doctorate.
  3. His theory was published originally in his dissertation Sur les fonctions de variables réelles in 1899.
  4. In 1904 he was awarded a Peccot Foundation Fellowship to spend a semester in a university and develop his skills as a professor.

The world when René-Louis Baire was born

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  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population41.8M

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