Maurice René Fréchet
1878 - 1973
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Maurice Fréchet was a French mathematician who made major contributions to the topology of point sets and defined and founded the theory of abstract spaces. He became an honorary member of the EMS in 1938.
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| Honours awarded to Maurice Fréchet (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1928 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1936 |
| Honorary Fellow of the Edinburgh Maths Society | 1938 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1947 |
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