François Le Lionnais

François Le Lionnais was a French mathematician, engineer, publisher, writer, chess player and french resistance fighter (1901–1984). He was born at 6th arrondissement of Paris and died at Boulogne-Billancourt.

Overview

Recorded at birth as François Alexandre Le Lionnais.

Born at 6th arrondissement of Paris in 1901, died at Boulogne-Billancourt in 1984.

Career and activity

He was employed by École Militaire, UNESCO, Les Cahiers de l'échiquier français, École supérieure de guerre and Office de radiodiffusion télévision française. Recorded position is scientific consultant. He belonged to College of 'Pataphysics, Oulipo, National Front, Union rationaliste and Réseau Marco-Polo. He worked at Route de la Reine and rue du Champ-de-Mars.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection.

Dictionnaire des échecs. Un certain disparate. Les grands courants de la pensée mathématique. Le Corbusier: Les "Taureaux" [exhibition]. The Orion book of time. Great currents of mathematical thought. La méthode dans les sciences modernes. Les grands courants de la pensée mathématique / François Le Lionnais., dated 1998, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

François Le Lionnais and the Oulipo, Imagine Math 7, 2020. Francois le Lionnais, Leonardo, 1985. <i>Les grands courants de la pensee mathematique</i>. F. Le Lionnais, Isis, 1963. Kako prevoditi Georgesa Pereca? O novoj knjizi Vande Mikšić, [sic], 2024. Twists and Turns in Crime Fiction—Peter Lovesey’s “Youdunnit” and Max Dorra’s “Thou shalt kill”, Sillages Critiques, 2004.

Digitised editions and texts

4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by DataCite (Roberto Simanowski), DataCite (CNRS), DataCite (OpenEdition) and DataCite (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).

French e-poetry: A short/long story (2002) — DataCite (Roberto Simanowski). François Le Lionnais, un érudit universel (2009) — DataCite (CNRS). L’Oulipo et les savoirs (2017) — DataCite (OpenEdition). Ou.Li.Po.: Ασκήσεις. Η γραμματική της συντεταγμένης ελευθερίας: (2010) — DataCite (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 4 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

François Le Lionnais studied at University of Strasbourg. the recorded working language is French.

Residence is recorded at Route de la Reine and rue du Champ-de-Mars. Employment is recorded with École Militaire, UNESCO and Les Cahiers de l'échiquier français. Positions recorded include scientific consultant. Membership is recorded of College of 'Pataphysics, Oulipo and National Front.

Works named in the authority record are Great currents of mathematical thought and Dictionnaire des échecs.

Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Legion of Honour and Croix de guerre 1939–1945.

Chronology

  1. 1901François Le Lionnais born at 6th arrondissement of Paris.
  2. 1984François Le Lionnais died at Boulogne-Billancourt.
  3. 2002French e-poetry: A short/long story digitised by DataCite (Roberto Simanowski).
  4. 2009François Le Lionnais, un érudit universel digitised by DataCite (CNRS).
  5. 2010Ou.Li.Po.: Ασκήσεις. Η γραμματική της συντεταγμένης ελευθερίας: digitised by DataCite (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).
  6. 2017L’Oulipo et les savoirs digitised by DataCite (OpenEdition).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    <i>Les grands courants de la pensee mathematique</i>. F. Le Lionnais, Isis, 1963

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “François Le Lionnais”

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    François Le Lionnais and the Oulipo, Imagine Math 7, 2020

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  • scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Francois le Lionnais, Leonardo, 1985

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  • Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

    Open Library author record for François Le Lionnais (Internet Archive), 5 catalogued works.

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  • open access index · Unverified

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 2 articles naming François Le Lionnais.

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  • museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming François Le Lionnais.

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q642127: François Le Lionnais

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “François Le Lionnais”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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