Paul Malliavin

French mathematician
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroFrench mathematician
PlacesFrance
wasMathematician Educator
Work fieldAcademia Mathematics
Gender
Male
Birth11 September 1925, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Death3 June 2010Paris (aged 84 years)
The details

Biography

Paul Malliavin (French: [maljavɛ̃]; September 10, 1925 – June 3, 2010) was a French mathematician. He was Professor Emeritus at the Pierre and Marie Curie University. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences since 1979.

Domains of research

  • probability theory, where he introduced the Malliavin calculus
  • harmonic analysis
  • approximation theory

Selected publications

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