Historical FigureMale
Gaston Julia
1893 – 1978
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryGaston Maurice Julia was a French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia set. His works were popularized by Benoit Mandelbrot; the Julia and Mandelbrot fractals are closely related. He founded, independently with Pierre Fatou, the modern theory of holomorphic dynamics.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
February 3, 1893
Sidi Bel Abbès
Date of death
March 19, 1978
7th arrondissement of Paris
Citizenship
France
Occupations & fields
mathematicianuniversity teacher
Awards & honours
Grand Officer of the Legion of HonourGrand prix des sciences mathématiquesKnight of the Legion of HonourCommander of the French Order of Academic PalmsCours PeccotBordin Prize
Notable works
Julia set
- Field and occupation
- francouzský matematik
Other notable figures named Gaston
Get inspired by other figures bearing this name across history and modern times.
