Nature: Paul Appell: Biographie, Bibliographie analytique des Ecrits
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Paul Appell
Paul Émile Appell was a French mathematician and Rector of the University of Paris. Appell polynomials and Appell's equations of motion are named after him, as is rue Paul Appell in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and the minor planet 988 Appella.
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science · French mathematician (1855–1930) · mathematician · university teacher · also Paul Appell, Paul Émile Appell, Paul Emile Appell, Appell
Born 27 September 1855 · Died 24 October 1930 · Q715906
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Nature: Prof. Paul Appell
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1931· 1 entry
Awarded Jean Reynaud Prize (1931).
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1930· 1 entry
Died 1930-10-24.
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1927· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1927–1927).
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1926· 1 entry
With Professor Joseph-Marie Kampé de Fériet, he authored a treatise on generalized hypergeometric series
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1925· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1925).
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1920· 1 entry
Career landmark: Rector of the Academy of Paris (1920–1925).
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1919· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1919–1921).
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1914· 2 entries
Career landmark: president of the French Academy of Sciences (1914–1914).
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Career landmark: president (1914).
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1906· 1 entry
Career landmark: president (1906–1908).
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1895· 1 entry
Became a Professor at the École Centrale Paris
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1887· 1 entry
Awarded Poncelet Prize (1887).
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1885· 1 entry
Career landmark: president of the Mathematical Society of France (1885–1885).
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1876· 2 entries
Studied at École Normale Supérieure (1873–1876).
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Studied at University of Paris, Doctor (1876).
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1873· 1 entry
Studied at lycée Henri-Poincaré (1871–1873).
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1870· 1 entry
Studied at Lycée Fustel-de-Coulanges (Strasbourg) (1869–1870).
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1855· 1 entry
Born 1855-09-27.
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