Maurício Peixoto
Maurício Peixoto | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 April 1921 |
| Died | 28 April 2019 (aged 98) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Education | Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro |
| Known for | Peixoto's theorem |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral students | Jorge Sotomayor Tello |
Maurício Matos Peixoto, (April 15, 1921 – April 28, 2019), was a Brazilian engineer and mathematician. He pioneered the studies on structural stability, and was the author of Peixoto's theorem.