The famous mathametician Jacques-Louis Lions was born May 2, 1928 in Southerneastern France. During World War 2 he became a French Resistance and fought for the freedom of his country.While serving with in France he met a girl named Andree Olivier. They married on August 21, 1950. They had one child together, Pierre-Louis Lions, who was born in 1956 who has also became a famous mathamatician.
After attending many schools Lions decided he wanted to become a University teacher. He went to the University of Nancy. He was under the supervision of the famous mathametician Laurent Schwartz. In 1954 Lions received his doctrate degree and became a professor in Science.
Perhaps the most famous contribution by Lions was the Mathematical analysis and numerical methods for science and technology, which he wrote with Robert Dautray. "The work is in nine volumes published in 1984 and 1985 and contains about 4000 pages".
Jacques-Louis Lions kept his honorary contributions throughout his life. He received many awards. Lions died May, 17 2001 in Paris, France.
