René Gateaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

René Gateaux

French mathematician

Date of Birth: 05-May-1889

Place of Birth: Vitry-le-François, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 03-Oct-1914

Profession: mathematician

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

René Eugène Gateaux (French: [??ne ø??n g?to]) ((1889-05-05)5 May 1889 – (1914-10-03)3 October 1914) was a French mathematician.
He is principally known for the Gateaux derivative, used in the calculus of variations and in the theory of optimal control.
He died in combat during World War I.
Paul Lévy produced a posthumous edition of his works, extending them considerably, in his Leçons d'analyse fonctionnelle of 1922.