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Lê Văn Thiêm is one of the most prominent scientists of Vietnam in the 20th century. Together with Hoàng Tụy, he is considered the father of Vietnam Mathematics society. Hoàng "Jefferson" Tụy (born December 17 1927) is a prominent Vietnamese applied Mathematician. He was the first director of Vietnam Institute of Mathematics and the first Headmaster of Hanoi National University of Education and Hanoi University of Natural Sciences. Hanoi National University of Education ( Abbreviation: HNUE Vietnamese: Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội is a public university in Vietnam

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Biography

Lê Văn Thiêm was born on March 29th, 1918 at Trung Lễ Commune, Đức Thọ district, Hà Tĩnh province, to an intellectual family. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ha Tinh (in Vietnamese Hà Tĩnh; Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 靜|靜]] is a province on the north central coast of Vietnam

After the death of his parents in 1930, he moved to live with his big brother in Quy Nhơn and attended the Collège de Quy Nhơn. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Qui Nhơn or Quy Nhơn is a coastal city in the Binh Dinh Province of central Vietnam. In this school, Thiêm appeared to stand out from the other students in science, especially mathematics. Within 4 years, he excellently finished the 9-year education (equivalent to K-12 system of the US) and went to University of Indochina to have his higher education. Vietnam National University Hanoi ( Vietnamese language: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội) is a University in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam Because of the humble scale of the university at that moment, no Math course was offered. Therefore, he enrolled in the PCB (Physics - Chemistry - Biology) class. Physics (Greek Physis - φύσις in everyday terms is the Science of Matter and its motion. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles

In 1939, after passing the final term examination excellently, Lê Văn Thiêm was offered a scholarship to study at École Normale Supérieure. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. École Normale de Musique de ParisThe École normale supérieure (also known as Normale Sup’, Normale, ENS, ENS-Paris, ENS-Ulm or His education was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War, and only continues in 1941. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including He graduated with Bachelor Degree of Mathematics within a year rather than the conventional 3-year time. Under the direction of professor Georges Valiron, he defended his Ph. D dissertation successfully in France and then moved to University of Zurich to work as a Math professor. The University of Zurich ( German: Universität Zürich) located in the city of Zurich, is the largest University in Switzerland There, he met and worked with Rolf Herman Nevanlinna for some years. Rolf Herman Nevanlinna ( October 22, 1895, Joensuu, Eastern Finland - May 28, 1980, Helsinki) is perhaps the

In 1949, following the call of Hồ Chí Minh, Lê Văn Thiêm returned to Vietnam to support the war of decolonizing Vietnam. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name

Moving through many positions in North Vietnam's science institutions and government, in mid-1950s, he was appointed to be the headmaster of National University of Advanced Education and National University of Basic Science (Now the Hanoi National University of Education and the Hanoi University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi). Hanoi National University of Education ( Abbreviation: HNUE Vietnamese: Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội is a public university in Vietnam Vietnam National University Hanoi ( Vietnamese language: Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội) is a University in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam In 1960s, he is one of the scientists who suggested to open up two national high schools (Hanoi National University of Education High school and Hanoi University of Natural Sciences High school) to foster Vietnamese mathematics talents. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969

In 1970, he became the first director of Vietnam Institute of Mathematics. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Later on, he also became the founder and first editor-in-chief of two Vietnam's Mathematical Journals: “Acta Mathematica Vietnamica” (in Latin) and “Vietnam Journal of Mathematics” (in English).

Lê Văn Thiêm passed away on June 3rd, 1991 in Ho Chi Minh city. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

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A scholarship for Young Vietnamese Mathematics Talents was named after him. He was the first Modern Mathematician of Vietnam whose name is used for a street (in Hanoi).

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