Memorial Page for Benoît Mandelbrot
Polish-born, French and American mathematician
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Benoit Mandelbrot (* November 20, 1924 in Warsaw; † October 14, 2010 in Cambridge) was a polish-born, French and American mathematician. He was 85 years old. He was married to Aliette Kagan. His education included lycée du Parc, École polytechnique, California Institute of Technology and University of Paris. He received 9 awards, including IBM Fellow, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement. His cause of death was pancreatic cancer. He was buried at Grove Street Cemetery.
Life Events
20 EventsBorn in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
1924lycée du Parc
1944until 1944
École polytechnique
1945until 1947
California Institute of Technology
1947Master of Science · until 1949
University of Lille
1952until 1953
Institute for Advanced Study
1953until 1954
National Center for Scientific Research
1954until 1958
Married Aliette Kagan
1955until 2010
IBM Fellow
1958IBM
1958until 1987
Franklin Medal
1986Humboldt Research Fellowship
1987Yale University
1987Harvey Prize
1989Wolf Prize in Physics
1993John Scott Award
1999William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement
2002Japan Prize
2003Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
2005Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County (pancreatic cancer)
2010Obituary
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Benoît Mandelbrot. Forever remembered.