René de Possel
René de Possel | |
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From left to right: Hans Hornich, Hans Wittich, René De Possel. Oberwolfach, 1961. | |
| Born | Lucien Alexandre Charles René de Possel February 7, 1905 |
| Died | 1974 (aged 68–69) Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Mathematician, computer scientist |
| Known for | Founder of Nicolas Bourbaki |
Lucien Alexandre Charles René de Possel (7 February 1905 – 1974) was a French mathematician, one of the founders of the Bourbaki group, and later a pioneer computer scientist, working in particular on optical character recognition.