Elie Joseph Cartan
1869 - 1951
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Cartan worked on continuous groups, Lie algebras, differential equations and geometry. His work achieves a synthesis between these areas. He is one of the most important mathematicians of the first half of the 20C.
Mathematicians born in the same country
| Honours awarded to Elie Cartan (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1924 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1932 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1936 |
| LMS Honorary Member | 1939 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society | 1947 |
| Lunar features | Crater Cartan |
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