Jean Kuntzmann

{{Short description|French mathematician (1912–1992)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1912|06|01|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pont-à-Mousson

| death_date = {{death date and age|1992|12|18|1912|06|01|df=y}}

| death_place = Grenoble

| nationality = French

| fields = Mathematics
Computer science

| workplaces = Joseph Fourier University

| alma_mater = University of Paris

| doctoral_advisor = Georges Valiron

| doctoral_students = François Jaeger

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Jean Kuntzmann (1 June 1912 – 18 December 1992) was a French mathematician, known for his works in applied mathematics and computer science, pushing and developing both fields at a very early time.

Kuntzmann earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Paris under supervision of Georges Valiron (thesis: {{lang|fr|Contribution à l'étude des systèmes multiformes}}).{{cite web | url = https://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=78519 | title = Jean Kuntzmann | work = Mathematics Genealogy Project | access-date = 2018-04-08}}

In 1960, he established the École nationale supérieure d'informatique et de mathématiques appliquées de Grenoble.

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  • {{Citation |last=Balacheff |first=N. |last2=Benzaken |first2=C. |last3=Laborde, C. |year=1993 |title=Jean Kuntzmann ou les voyages extraordinaires au pays des mathématiques inconnues |journal=Bulletin de l'APMEP |volume=387 |pages=11–14 |issn=0240-5709 }}.