Société Mathématique de France
Encyclopedia
The Société Mathématique de France (SMF) is the main professional society of French
mathematicians.
The society was founded in 1872 by Émile Lemoine
and is one of the oldest mathematical societies in existence. It publishes several academic journals: Annales scientifiques de l'École Nationale Supérieure, Astérisque
, Bulletin de la Société Mathématique de France
, Gazette des mathématiciens, Mémoires de la Société Mathématique de France, Panoramas et Synthèses, and Revue d'histoire des mathématiques.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
mathematicians.
The society was founded in 1872 by Émile Lemoine
Émile Lemoine
Émile Michel Hyacinthe Lemoine was a French civil engineer and a mathematician, a geometer in particular. He was educated at a variety of institutions, including the Prytanée National Militaire and, most notably, the École Polytechnique...
and is one of the oldest mathematical societies in existence. It publishes several academic journals: Annales scientifiques de l'École Nationale Supérieure, Astérisque
Astérisque
Astérisque is a mathematical journal published by Société Mathématique de France and founded in 1973. It publishes mathematical monographs, conference reports, and the annual report of the Séminaire Nicolas Bourbaki....
, Bulletin de la Société Mathématique de France
Bulletin de la Société Mathématique de France
Bulletin de la Société Mathématique de France is a mathematics journal published quarterly by Société Mathématique de France.Founded in 1873, the journal publishes articles on mathematics....
, Gazette des mathématiciens, Mémoires de la Société Mathématique de France, Panoramas et Synthèses, and Revue d'histoire des mathématiques.