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Jacques-Louis Lions

Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (died 2001)

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Born
May 3, 1928
Died
May 17, 2001
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1928

About Jacques-Louis Lions

Jacques-Louis Lions (French: [ʒak lwi ljɔ̃ːs]; 2 May 1928 – 17 May 2001) was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the SIAM's John von Neumann Lecture prize in 1986 and numerous other distinctions. Lions is listed as an ISI highly cited researcher. He has successively taught at several universities, including the prestigious École Polytechnique and Collège de France. He is also the father of mathematician Pierre-Louis Lions, a professor at the Collège de France and recipient of the Fields Medal in 1994. His son Pierre-Louis Lions is also a well-known mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal in 1994. In 1992, the University of Houston awarded him an honorary doctoral degree.

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Jacques-Louis Lions timeline

  1. In 1992, the University of Houston awarded him an honorary doctoral degree.
  2. His son Pierre-Louis Lions is also a well-known mathematician who was awarded a Fields Medal in 1994.

The world when Jacques-Louis Lions was born

Jacques-Louis Lions was born in 1928. 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 1928

  • #1 song"Makin' Whoopee" – Eddie Cantor
  • Top movieSteamboat Willie (first Mickey Mouse)
  • Best-selling bookLady Chatterley's Lover – D.H. Lawrence

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne's "Win one for the Gipper" speech
  • Top headlineHerbert Hoover elected president
  • Technology milestonePenicillin discovered by Alexander Fleming
  • Defining fadMickey Mouse mania
  • Notable inventionSliced bread
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population120.5M

1928 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jacques-Louis Lions's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19282026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,200$435,000
Average income$3,800$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population120.5M341 million

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