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Yves Meyer

Yves Meyer
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Yves F. Meyer is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Jean-Marie LehnSeptember 30, 1939 – present
  2. Peter GoldreichJuly 14, 1939 – present
  3. Sidney AltmanMay 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022
  4. Sumio IijimaMay 2, 1939 – present
  5. Susumu TonegawaSeptember 5, 1939 – July 11, 2026
  6. Yves Meyer (this page)July 19, 1939 – present

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