Raphaël Salem

Raphaël Salem
Raphael Salem
Born(1898-11-07)November 7, 1898
DiedJune 20, 1963(1963-06-20) (aged 64)
Alma materSorbonne University
École Centrale Paris
Known for
Scientific career
FieldsMathematician
InstitutionsMIT, École Centrale Paris, University of Caen
Doctoral studentsStephen H. Crandall

Raphaël Salem (Greek: Ραφαέλ Σαλέμ; November 7, 1898 in Salonika, Ottoman Empire (now Thessaloniki, Greece) – June 20, 1963 in Paris, France) was a Greek mathematician after whom are named the Salem numbers and Salem–Spencer sets, and whose widow founded the Salem Prize.