Person: Lebesgue (2), Henri Léon

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Lebesgue formulated the theory of measure in 1901 and the following year he gave the definition of the Lebesgue integral that generalises the notion of the Riemann integral.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 28 June 1875, Beauvais, Oise, Picardie, France. Died 26 July 1941, Paris, France.

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Analysis, Geometry, Set Theory

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive