La Vallée-Poussin
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The family Delavallée Poussin, also denominated as de la Vallée Poussin or de la Vallée, is a family of the French bourgeoisie coming from Normandy in France.
Two members of this family ware ennobled in the XX century by the king of Belgium, the other members don't belong to the nobility.
Two members of this family ware ennobled in the XX century by the king of Belgium, the other members don't belong to the nobility.
The ennoblements
- in 1930: Concession of nobility with the title of baron by king Albert Ier of Belgium, to Charles Jean de la Vallée-PoussinCharles Jean de la Vallée-PoussinCharles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas de la Vallée Poussin was a Belgian mathematician. He is most well known for proving the Prime number theorem.The king of Belgium ennobled him with the title of baron.-Biography:...
, professor of mathematical analysis at the Catholic University of LeuvenCatholic University of LeuvenThe Catholic University of Leuven, or of Louvain, was the largest, oldest and most prominent university in Belgium. The university was founded in 1425 as the University of Leuven by John IV, Duke of Brabant and approved by a Papal bull by Pope Martin V.During France's occupation of Belgium in the...
. - in 1963: Title of baron for Paul de la Vallée Poussin, consellor to the Cour d'Appel, elder son of the preceden by king Baudouin Ier of Belgium the 30 October 1963.
Members of this family
- Charles Jean de la Vallée-PoussinCharles Jean de la Vallée-PoussinCharles-Jean Étienne Gustave Nicolas de la Vallée Poussin was a Belgian mathematician. He is most well known for proving the Prime number theorem.The king of Belgium ennobled him with the title of baron.-Biography:...
(1866–1962), Belgian mathematician, son of Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier - Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-PoussinCharles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-PoussinCharles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-Poussin was a Belgian geologist and mineralogist. His son was the mathematician Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin.-Academic career:...
(1827–1903), Belgian geologist and mineralogist, father of Charles Jean - Étienne de La Vallée PoussinÉtienne de La Vallée PoussinÉtienne de La Vallée Poussin Étienne de La Vallée Poussin Étienne de La Vallée Poussin (certains biographies say Delavallée-Poussin.(1735–1802), was a French history painter and creator of interior decorative schemes.-Life:...
(1735–1802), French history painter and creator of interior decorative schemes - Louis de La Vallée-PoussinLouis de La Vallée-PoussinLouis de La Vallée Poussin — Birth full name Louis Étienne Joseph Marie de La Vallée-Poussin — was a Belgian Indologist and scholar of Buddhist Studies.-Education:...
(1869–1938), Belgian Indologist and scholar of Buddhist StudiesBuddhist StudiesBuddhist studies, also known as Buddhology , is the academic study of Buddhism. The term applies especially to the modern academic field, which is a subset of Religious Studies, and is distinct from Buddhist philosophy or Buddhist theology...