Michel Loève

Michel Loève (January 22, 1907 – February 17, 1979) was a French-American probabilist and mathematical statistician, of Jewish origin.Michel Loève was born in Jaffa (then part of the Ottoman Empire) in 1907, to a Jewish family.He passed most of his childhood years in Egypt and received his primary and secondary education there in French schools.in 1936, he studied mathematics at the Université de Paris under Paul Lévy, and received his Doctorat ès Sciences (Mathématiques) in 1941.Because of his Jewish origin, he was arrested during the German occupation of France and sent to Drancy internment camp.
Ottoman SyriaBerkeley, CaliforniaUniversity of ParisKarhunen–Loève theoremMathematicsUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of LyonUniversity of LondonDoctoral advisorPaul LévyLeo BreimanEmanuel Parzenprobabilistmathematical statisticianKarhunen–Loève transformOttoman EmpireUniversité de ParisDoctorat ès SciencesGerman occupation of FranceDrancy internment campHolocaustInstitut Henri PoincaréColumbia UniversityBerkeleyLoève PrizeKari KarhunenHarold HotellingMathematics Genealogy Project