| Authorised form of name | Lions; Jacques Louis (1928 - 2001) |
| Dates | 1928 - 2001 |
| Nationality | French |
| Place of birth | Grasse, France |
| Date of birth | 02/05/1928 |
| Date of death | 17/05/2001 |
| Research field | Mathematics |
| Activity | Education:
Ecole Normale Superieure (1947-1950)
Career:
Professor, University of Nancy (1954-1962); Professor, University of Paris (1962-1973); Professor, Ecole Polytechnique (1966-1986); Professor in the Mathematical Analysis and Control of Systems, College de France (1973-1998); first President, French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA) (1980-1984); President, Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales, the French space agency (1984-1992); Director of various companies, including France Telecom; President, International Mathematical Union (1991-1994); proposed and planned World Mathematical Year 2000
Memberships:
Academie des Sciences (1973; President 1996-1998)
|
| Membership category | Foreign Member |
| Date of election | 14/03/1996 |
| Age at election | 67 |
| Relationships | Married (1950) Andree Olivier; one son |
| Source | Sources:
Obituary: Independent 30 May 2001
Obituaries:
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society 2002 vol 48 pp 275-287, plate, by P G Ciarlet |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/61548804 |
| Code | NA7158 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002771 | Lions, Jacques-Louis | 1996 |
| EC/1996/42 | Lions, Jacques Louis: certificate of election to the Royal Society | 1992 |