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When France fell in 1940, Hadamard and his family escaped to the USA where he was appointed to a visiting position at Columbia University. However, he failed to find a permanent post in America. Hadamard left the United States soon after and spent a year in England before returning to Paris. | When France fell in 1940, Hadamard and his family escaped to the USA where he was appointed to a visiting position at Columbia University. However, he failed to find a permanent post in America. Hadamard left the United States soon after and spent a year in England before returning to Paris. | ||
One further tragedy was to hit Hadamard before his death. In 1962, when he was 96 years old, his grandson Étienne was killed in a mountaineering accident. This seemed to finally kill Hadamard's spirit and he did not leave his house after this, almost waiting to die. | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 15 July 2009
Jaques Hadamard
(* December 8th 1865, † October 17th 1963)
Life
When France fell in 1940, Hadamard and his family escaped to the USA where he was appointed to a visiting position at Columbia University. However, he failed to find a permanent post in America. Hadamard left the United States soon after and spent a year in England before returning to Paris.
One further tragedy was to hit Hadamard before his death. In 1962, when he was 96 years old, his grandson Étienne was killed in a mountaineering accident. This seemed to finally kill Hadamard's spirit and he did not leave his house after this, almost waiting to die.