Tan Lei

Tan Lei
谭蕾
Tan Lei in Oberwolfach, 2008
Born(1963-03-18)18 March 1963
Died1 April 2016(2016-04-01) (aged 53)
NationalityChinese
EducationWuhan University (BA)
University of Paris-Sud, Orsay (MA)
University of Paris-Sud, Orsay (PhD)
SpouseHans Henrik Rugh
Children2
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
Thesis Accouplements des polynômes quadratiques complexes  (1986)
Doctoral advisorAdrien Douady
Websitewww.math.univ-angers.fr/~tanlei/

Tan Lei (Chinese: 谭蕾; 18 March 1963 – 1 April 2016) was a mathematician specialising in complex dynamics and functions of complex numbers. She is most well-known for her contributions to the study of the Mandelbrot set and Julia set.