The scientific work of Georges Giraud was widely acknowledged and earned him several prizes, mainly, but not exclusively, awarded him by the French Academy of Sciences: he was seven times recipient of academy prizes.
In 1924 he won the Hirn Foundation Prize, for his whole scientific work:[11] he won again the same prize in 1935,[12] for his work on singularities of
boundary value problems in the theory of partial differential equations.[13]
In 1928 Giraud won the "Grand Prix des sciences Mathématiques" for his work in the theory of partial differential equations:[14] for the same motivation, in 1930 he was also awarded the "Prix Houllevigue".[15] In the same year, he was also awarded the prize of the Lasserre foundation.[16]
In 1933 he was recipient of the Prix Saintour, for his work on partial differential and
integral equations.[17]
^According to the
year 1939 list of corresponding members of the "Geometry" section of the French Academy, this was his full name: however, he simply sign himself as "Georges Giraud" in all his scientific works.
^He announced his results in the short communication (
Giraud 1936), without proof and acknowledging the previous work of
Mikhlin. As a matter of fact, it was Mikhlin who gave the first proofs of these formulas, completing his work on the
2-dimensional theory: see (
Mikhlin 1965, p. 9) or the entry "
Singular integrals" for a comprehensive historical survey.
^(English translation): "Georges Giraud was several times recipient of our Academy".
^"..., pour sex travaux sul les singularités dans les problèmes aux limites de la théorie des équations aux dérivées partielles", as it is precisely stated in the
relation on the 1935 Hirn Foundation prize.
^According to (
Tonelli 1936), who reports excerpts from the conclusive relation of the jury. (
Tonelli 1936, p. IV) states also that the amount of the prize awarded to each of the three winners was 2000
Italian Liras.
^See (
Tampieri 2014, p. 89). Precisely, Jacques Hadamard presented Giraud for the election as corresponding member of the French Academy for three times, the first two being on 12 and on 26 January 1931.
Tampieri, Daniele (February 2014),
"Giraud, Georges", L'Archicube (in French), 15 bis (Numéro spécial): 88–92. A short "notice nécrologique" (
obituary) published on the periodic special issue dedicated to obituary notices of the journal of the
A–Ulm, the association of former students, students and friends of the
École Normale Supérieure.
References describing the scientific contributions of Giraud
Mikhlin, Solomon G. (1965), Multidimensional singular integrals and integral equations, International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 83, Oxford-London-Edinburgh-New York-Paris-Frankfurt:
Pergamon Press, pp. XII+255,
MR0185399,
Zbl0129.07701. A masterpiece in the
multidimensional theory of
singular integrals and
singular integral equations summarizing all the results from the beginning to the year of publication, and also sketching the history of the subject.
The scientific work of Georges Giraud was widely acknowledged and earned him several prizes, mainly, but not exclusively, awarded him by the French Academy of Sciences: he was seven times recipient of academy prizes.
In 1924 he won the Hirn Foundation Prize, for his whole scientific work:[11] he won again the same prize in 1935,[12] for his work on singularities of
boundary value problems in the theory of partial differential equations.[13]
In 1928 Giraud won the "Grand Prix des sciences Mathématiques" for his work in the theory of partial differential equations:[14] for the same motivation, in 1930 he was also awarded the "Prix Houllevigue".[15] In the same year, he was also awarded the prize of the Lasserre foundation.[16]
In 1933 he was recipient of the Prix Saintour, for his work on partial differential and
integral equations.[17]
^According to the
year 1939 list of corresponding members of the "Geometry" section of the French Academy, this was his full name: however, he simply sign himself as "Georges Giraud" in all his scientific works.
^He announced his results in the short communication (
Giraud 1936), without proof and acknowledging the previous work of
Mikhlin. As a matter of fact, it was Mikhlin who gave the first proofs of these formulas, completing his work on the
2-dimensional theory: see (
Mikhlin 1965, p. 9) or the entry "
Singular integrals" for a comprehensive historical survey.
^(English translation): "Georges Giraud was several times recipient of our Academy".
^"..., pour sex travaux sul les singularités dans les problèmes aux limites de la théorie des équations aux dérivées partielles", as it is precisely stated in the
relation on the 1935 Hirn Foundation prize.
^According to (
Tonelli 1936), who reports excerpts from the conclusive relation of the jury. (
Tonelli 1936, p. IV) states also that the amount of the prize awarded to each of the three winners was 2000
Italian Liras.
^See (
Tampieri 2014, p. 89). Precisely, Jacques Hadamard presented Giraud for the election as corresponding member of the French Academy for three times, the first two being on 12 and on 26 January 1931.
Tampieri, Daniele (February 2014),
"Giraud, Georges", L'Archicube (in French), 15 bis (Numéro spécial): 88–92. A short "notice nécrologique" (
obituary) published on the periodic special issue dedicated to obituary notices of the journal of the
A–Ulm, the association of former students, students and friends of the
École Normale Supérieure.
References describing the scientific contributions of Giraud
Mikhlin, Solomon G. (1965), Multidimensional singular integrals and integral equations, International Series of Monographs in Pure and Applied Mathematics, vol. 83, Oxford-London-Edinburgh-New York-Paris-Frankfurt:
Pergamon Press, pp. XII+255,
MR0185399,
Zbl0129.07701. A masterpiece in the
multidimensional theory of
singular integrals and
singular integral equations summarizing all the results from the beginning to the year of publication, and also sketching the history of the subject.