Gaston Julia

Gaston Julia
Gaston Julia (right), with Gustav Herglotz and two dogs
Born(1893-02-03)3 February 1893
Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria
Died19 March 1978(1978-03-19) (aged 85)
Paris
Alma mater
  • École Normale Supérieure
  • University of Paris
Known forJulia set
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris
Doctoral advisor
Doctoral students
  • Claude Chevalley
  • Jacques Dixmier

Gaston Maurice Julia (3 February 1893 – 19 March 1978) was a French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia set. His works were popularized by Benoit Mandelbrot; the Julia and Mandelbrot fractals are closely related. He founded, independently with Pierre Fatou, the modern theory of holomorphic dynamics.

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