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Jean-Pierre Eckmann
Jean-Pierre Eckmann (born 27 January 1944) is a mathematical physicist in the department of theoretical physics at the University of Geneva and a pioneer of chaos theory and social network analysis.
Eckmann is the son of mathematician Beno Eckmann. He completed his Ph.D. in 1970 under the supervision of Marcel Guenin at the University of Geneva. He has been a member of the Academia Europaea since 2001. In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. He is also a member of the
Eckmann
Eckmann is a surname of German origin. It is composed of the German words "eck(e)" (meaning "corner") and "mann" (meaning "man"). It may refer to:
- Beno Eckmann (1917–2008), Swiss mathematician
- Chris M. Eckmann (1874–1937), Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska from 1926 to 1927
- Jean-Pierre Eckmann (born 1944), mathematical physicist, son of Beno Eckmann
- Max Eckmann (1851–1931), New York assemblyman