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Marcel-Paul Schützenberger

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger, French mathematician and academic (died 1996)

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Born
October 24, 1920
Died
July 29, 1996
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1920

About Marcel-Paul Schützenberger

Marcel-Paul "Marco" Schützenberger was a French mathematician and Doctor of Medicine. He worked in the fields of formal language, combinatorics, and information theory. In addition to his formal results in mathematics, he was "deeply involved in struggle against the votaries of Darwinism", a stance which has resulted in some mixed reactions from his peers and from critics of his stance on evolution. Several notable theorems and objects in mathematics as well as computer science bear his name. Paul Schützenberger was his great-grandfather. Schützenberger's first doctorate, in medicine, was awarded in 1948 from the Faculté de Médecine de Paris. Schützenberger's second doctorate was awarded in 1953 through the Paris Institute of Statistics. Relatedly, they invented Schubert polynomials.

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Marcel-Paul Schützenberger timeline

  1. Schützenberger's first doctorate, in medicine, was awarded in 1948 from the Faculté de Médecine de Paris.
  2. Schützenberger's second doctorate was awarded in 1953 through the Paris Institute of Statistics.

The world when Marcel-Paul Schützenberger was born

Marcel-Paul Schützenberger was born in 1920. 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 1920

  • #1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
  • Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
  • Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
  • Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
  • Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
  • World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
  • U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Marcel-Paul Schützenberger's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19202026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$6,296$435,000
Average income$3,269$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population106.0M341 million

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