Paul-André Meyer

Paul-André Meyer
Born(1934-08-21)21 August 1934
Died30 January 2003(2003-01-30) (aged 68)
NationalityFrench
Alma materÉcole Normale Supérieure
Known forDoob-Meyer decomposition theorem
Theory of semimartingales
AwardsAmpère Prize (1982)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsInstitut de Recherche Mathématique
Doctoral advisorJacques Deny
Doctoral studentsDominique Bakry
Claude Dellacherie
Catherine Doléans-Dade

Paul-André Meyer (21 August 1934 – 30 January 2003) was a French mathematician, who played a major role in the development of the general theory of stochastic processes. He worked at the Institut de Recherche Mathématique (IRMA) in Strasbourg and is known as the founder of the 'Strasbourg school' in stochastic analysis.