Raoul Bott

Raoul Bott was a Hungarian-American mathematician known for numerous foundational contributions to geometry in its broad sense. He is best known for his Bott periodicity theorem, the Morse–Bott functions which he used in this context, and the Borel–Bott–Weil theorem.

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Who was born first?

• Raoul Bott and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek were born the same year
• Raoul Bott and George Mostow were born the same year
• Raoul Bott and Freeman Dyson were born the same year
• Raoul Bott and Harish-Chandra were born the same year
• Raoul Bott and René Thom were born the same year

Timeline

1. Daniel Carleton GajdusekSeptember 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008
2. Freeman DysonDecember 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020
3. George MostowJuly 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017
4. Harish-ChandraOctober 11, 1923 – October 16, 1983
5. Raoul Bott (this page)September 24, 1923 – December 20, 2005
6. René ThomSeptember 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002

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• Marie CurieNovember 7, 1867 – July 4, 1934
• Nicolaus CopernicusFebruary 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543
• Louis PasteurDecember 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895
• Gottfried Wilhelm LeibnizJune 21, 1646 – November 14, 1716