Félix Edouard Justin Emile Borel
1871 - 1956
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Borel created the first effective theory of the measure of sets of points beginning of the modern theory of functions of a real variable.
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| Honours awarded to Emile Borel (Click below for those honoured in this way) | |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1912 |
| Speaker at International Congress | 1928 |
| LMS Honorary Member | 1939 |
| Lunar features | Crater Borel |
| Paris street names | Rue Borel and Square Borel (17th Arrondissement) |
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- Paul Walker (A history of Game Theory)
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