Elon Lages Lima
Elon Lages Lima | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1929 |
| Died | May 7, 2017 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago University of Brazil |
| Known for | Spectrum (topology) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada |
| Thesis | Duality and Postnikov Invariants (1958) |
| Doctoral advisor | Edwin Spanier |
Elon Lages Lima (July 9, 1929 – May 7, 2017) was a Brazilian mathematician whose research concerned differential topology, algebraic topology, and differential geometry. Lima was an influential figure in the development of mathematics in Brazil.
Lima was professor emeritus at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada of which he was the director during three separate periods. Lima has been twice recipient of the Prêmio Jabuti from the Câmara Brasileira do Livro, for his textbooks Espaços Métricos and Álgebra Linear, and of the Anísio Teixeira Prize from the Ministry of Education and Sports. His mathematical style was heavily influenced by Bourbaki's.