Yves Meyer facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Yves Meyer
Yves Meyer giving a lecture in 2016.
Born	(1939-07-19) 19 July 1939 (age 86) Paris, France
Education	École Normale Supérieure University of Strasbourg
Known for	Multiresolution analysis Harmonious set Meyer set Meyer wavelet
Awards	Princess of Asturias Awards (2020) Onsager Medal (2018) Abel Prize (2017) Gauss Prize (2010) Prix de l'État (1984) ICM Speaker (1970, 1983, 1990) Salem Prize (1970) Peccot Lecture (1968/1969)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Thesis	Idéaux Fermés de L1 dans Lesquels une Suite Approche l'Identité (1966)
Doctoral advisor	Jean-Pierre Kahane
Doctoral students	Pascal Auscher Aline Bonami Albert Cohen

Yves F. Meyer (born 19 July 1939) is a famous French mathematician. He is known for helping to create wavelet theory. Wavelets are like small waves used in math to analyze signals and images. Meyer even created a special type of wavelet called the Meyer wavelet. In 2017, he won the Abel Prize, which is one of the highest honors in mathematics.

Yves Meyer's Life Story

Yves Meyer was born in Paris, France. He went to school at the Lycée Carnot in Tunis. He was very good at math from a young age. In 1957, he won a big math competition in France called the Concours Général. He also came in first on the entrance exam for the École Normale Supérieure, a top school in France.

He earned his Ph.D. in 1966. His teacher was Jean-Pierre Kahane. Yves Meyer's cousin, Jean Meyer, is a well-known historian from Mexico.

Teaching and Research Career

Yves Meyer has taught at many different places. He taught during his military service from 1960 to 1963. After that, he was a teaching assistant at the Université de Strasbourg. He became a professor at several universities, including Université Paris-Sud and École Polytechnique.

Later, he worked as a senior researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS). This is a big research organization in France. Since 2004, he has been a professor emeritus at École Normale Supérieure de Cachan. This means he is a retired professor who still has an honored title.

Major Awards and Achievements

Yves Meyer has received many important awards for his work in mathematics.

• In 1993, he became a member of the Académie des Sciences. This is a group of France's most brilliant scientists.
• He was invited to speak at the ICM three times. This is a very important event where mathematicians from all over the world share their ideas. He spoke in 1970, 1983, and 1990.
• In 2010, he received the Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize. This award is for mathematicians whose work has helped other fields, like technology. He won it for his contributions to number theory, operator theory, and harmonic analysis. He was also recognized for his key role in developing wavelets.
• In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. This is an honor given to mathematicians who have made outstanding contributions.
• In 2017, he was awarded the Abel Prize. He received this prize for his big part in creating the mathematical theory of wavelets.
• In 2020, he won the Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research. This award celebrates scientific discoveries that benefit humanity.

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