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The first decade of the Institut Henri Poincaré, in particular the role of the Rockefeller foundation. (English) Zbl 1189.01072

From the text: In order to understand the policies underlying the foundation of the Institut Henri Poincaré (IHP) in 1928, one has to take a broader look at the requirements for modernising French mathematics at the time. One has to relate the latter to the general political, economic and scientific situation in French mathematics after World War I and consider the influence exerted by foreigners, particularly by the Americans, who gave most of the money for the IHP and who also pursued interests of their own.

MSC:

01A74 History of mathematics at institutions and academies (non-university)
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