Fokko du Cloux
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Fokko du Cloux was a Dutch mathematician
and computer scientist
. He worked on the Atlas of Lie groups and representations
until his death.
, Villeurbanne
, in France
. One of the founding members of the project, he was responsible for building the Atlas software which was instrumental in the mapping of the structure of the E8 Lie Group. Fokko du Cloux was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(ALS) in 2005, but he continued to actively participate in the project until his death from ALS. The Project successfully completed the task in 2007.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
and computer scientist
Computer scientist
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. He worked on the Atlas of Lie groups and representations
Atlas of Lie groups and representations
The Atlas of Lie Groups and Representations is a mathematical project to solve the problem of the unitary dual for real reductive Lie groups., the following mathematicians are listed as members:*Jeffrey Adams*Dan Barbasch*Birne Binegar*Bill Casselman...
until his death.
Career in mathematics
Du Cloux was based at the Institut Girard Desargues, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
The Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, also known as Université Lyon 1 or UCBL, is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. The dominant areas of study covered by the university are science and medicine. The main administrative, teaching and research facilities are located in...
, Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne
Villeurbanne is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.It is situated northeast of Lyon, with which it forms the heart of the second-largest metropolitan area in France after that of Paris. Villeurbanne is the second-largest city in the department.-History:The current location of...
, in France
France
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. One of the founding members of the project, he was responsible for building the Atlas software which was instrumental in the mapping of the structure of the E8 Lie Group. Fokko du Cloux was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a form of motor neuron disease caused by the degeneration of upper and lower neurons, located in the ventral horn of the spinal cord and the cortical neurons that provide their efferent input...
(ALS) in 2005, but he continued to actively participate in the project until his death from ALS. The Project successfully completed the task in 2007.