Émile Borel
Émile Borel | |
|---|---|
Émile Borel (1932) | |
| Minister of the Navy | |
| In office 17 April 1925 – 28 November 1925 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Painlevé |
| Preceded by | Jacques-Louis Dumesnil |
| Succeeded by | Georges Leygues |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 June 1924 – 4 June 1936 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel 7 January 1871 Saint-Affrique, France |
| Died | 3 February 1956 (aged 85) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Paris |
| Known for | Measure theory Probability theory Heine–Borel theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Paris |
| Thesis | Sur quelques points de la théorie des fonctions (1893) |
| Doctoral advisor | Gaston Darboux |
| Doctoral students | |
Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel (French: [bɔʁɛl]; 7 January 1871 – 3 February 1956) was a French mathematician and politician. As a mathematician, he was known for his founding work in the areas of measure theory and probability.