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.
References
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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 }}.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100407014510/http://www.aconit.org/histoire/a_kuntzmann.php Jean Kuntzmann (1912-1992) Un extraordinaire pionnier] {{in lang|fr}}
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Category:20th-century French mathematicians
Category:French computer scientists
Category:University of Paris alumni
Category:Academic staff of Grenoble Alpes University
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