Michèle Raynaud facts for kids

Michèle Raynaud (born Michèle Chaumartin;(1938-01-09)January 9, 1938) is a French mathematician. She works in a special area of math called algebraic geometry. This field uses ideas from algebra to study shapes and spaces.

Michèle Raynaud worked with a very famous mathematician named Alexandre Grothendieck in Paris during the 1960s. They worked at a research center called the Institut des hautes études scientifiques (IHÉS).

Her Life and Work

Michèle Raynaud earned her highest degree, a doctorate, in 1972. She studied at Paris Diderot University. Her supervisor, the person who guided her studies, was Alexandre Grothendieck.

Her doctoral work was very important. Grothendieck himself wrote about it, saying it was "original, entirely independent, and a major work." This means her research was new and very important in the world of mathematics.

Michèle Raynaud is married to another mathematician, Michel Raynaud. He was also a student and colleague of Grothendieck.