Marie Lhuissier (born 1989)[1] is a French mathematician, mathematical story-teller, and children's book author.[2][3]
Education and work
editLhuissier earned a Ph.D. at the École normale supérieure de Lyon in 2018, with the dissertation Le problème mathématique des trois corps, abordé simultanément sous l'angle de la recherche théorique et celui de la diffusion auprès de publics variés concerning both the theory and public dissemination of research on the three-body problem in celestial mechanics, jointly directed by Étienne Ghys and Christian Mercat.[4]
After completing her doctorate, she decided to devote herself to popularizing mathematics through telling stories to children.[5] Her philosophy is that by identifying with the subjects of her stories, who are forced to use mathematics creatively to solve their problems, children can come to learn of mathematics as a dynamic and creative subject, rather than one that is static and abstract.[2]
Books
editLhuissier has published some of her stories in book form, including:
Recognition
editThe Société mathématique de France gave Lhuissier the 2022 d'Alembert Prize for the dissemination of mathematics.[9]
References
edit- ^ Birth year from idRef authority control record, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ a b Paris-Romaskevich, Olga (2 September 2020), "Rencontre avec une conteuse de mathématiques : entretien avec Marie Lhuissier, dans le cadre du projet MATEMATИКА", Images des Mathématiques (in French), CNRS, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ Brilleaud, M.; Ernoult, A. (2021), "Marie Lhuissier : les mathématiques en contant", Tangente éducation (in French), vol. 58, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ "Marie Lhuissier", Theses.fr, retrieved 2023-03-16; Lhuissier, Marie (2018), Le problème mathématique des trois corps, abordé simultanément sous l’angle de la recherche théorique et celui de la diffusion auprès de publics variés (doctoral dissertation), Université de Lyon – via Archive ouverte HAL
- ^ Contes mathématiques avec Marie Lhuissier et Frédéric Deschodt (in French), CultureMath, 19 March 2022 (brief biography as part of an event announcement)
- ^ Aoustin, Fabien, "Contes mathématiques pour petits et grands", Tangente éducation (in French), vol. 53, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ Popescu-Pampu, Patrick (10 February 2018), "C'est quoi la lune?", Images des Mathématiques (in French), CNRS, retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ Mezerette-Aubourg, Flavie, "Un conte pour s'émerveiller", Notes de lecture, Tangente éducation (in French), retrieved 2023-03-16
- ^ Prix D'Alembert et Prix Jacqueline Ferrand 2022 : les Lauréats (in French), Société mathématique de France, 15 June 2022, retrieved 2023-03-16