Interview au CIRM : Etienne Ghys
By Etienne Ghys
Etienne Ghys is a French mathematician. His research focuses mainly on geometry and dynamical systems, though his mathematical interests are broad. He also expresses much interest in the historical development of mathematical ideas, especially the contribution of Henri Poincaré. He co-authored the computer graphics mathematical movie Dimensions: A walk through mathematics! Alumnus of the École Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud, he is currently a CNRS "directeur de recherche" at the École Normale Supérieure in Lyon. He is also editor-in-chief of the Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS and a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
