Yves Meyer

Yves Meyer
Yves Meyer giving a lecture in 2016.
Born	(1939-07-19) 19 July 1939 (age 85) Paris, France
Nationality	French
Education	École Normale Supérieure University of Strasbourg
Known for	Wavelet theory
Awards	Salem Prize Carl Friedrich Gauss Prize Abel Prize Princess of Asturias Award
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Thesis	Idéaux Fermés de L1 dans Lesquels une Suite Approche l'Identité (1966)
Doctoral advisor	Jean-Pierre Kahane
Doctoral students	Pascal Auscher Aline Bonami Albert Cohen

Yves F. Meyer (French: [mɛjɛʁ]; born 19 July 1939) is a French mathematician. He is among the progenitors of wavelet theory, having proposed the Meyer wavelet. Meyer was awarded the Abel Prize in 2017.