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Benoit Mandelbrot

Benoit Mandelbrot (1924–2010) was a Polish mathematician, economist and professor.

Also recorded as Mandelbrot, B. B.‏; Benoît Mandelbrot; Benoit B. Mandelbrot.

Overview

Born at Warsaw in 1924, died at Cambridge in 2010.

In detail

Benoit Mandelbrot studied at lycée du Parc, École polytechnique and California Institute of Technology. training under Gaston Julia is recorded. Eugene Fama is recorded as having studied under Benoit Mandelbrot. the recorded working language is French and English.

The field of work recorded is fractal. Johannes Kepler is recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with IBM, Yale University and Institute for Advanced Study. Membership is recorded of College of 'Pataphysics, National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Works named in the authority record are Mandelbrot set, Fractals: Form, Chance and Dimension, The Fractal Geometry of Nature and Zipf–Mandelbrot law.

Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, IBM Fellow, William Procter Prize for Scientific Achievement and Wolf Prize in Physics.

Sources

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Benoit Mandelbrot”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q101740: Benoit Mandelbrot

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