Henri Villat | |
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Born |
Paris |
24 December 1879
Died | 19 March 1972 | (aged 92)
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | University of Montpellier |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Paris |
Doctoral advisor |
Marcel Brillouin Charles Émile Picard |
Doctoral students |
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin Caius Iacob Jean Leray Huguette Delavault |
Henri René Pierre Villat (French: [vila]; 24 December 1879 – 19 March 1972) was a French mathematician. He was professor of fluid mechanics at the University of Paris since 1927. Villat became a member of the French Academy of Sciences in 1932, and its president in 1948.