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Also Known As Félix-Édouard-Justin-Émile Borel
Born January 7, 1871 • Saint-Affrique • France
Died February 3, 1956 (aged 85) • Paris • France
Subjects Of Study Picard’s theorem • function • game theory • measure theory • complex analysis
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