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Pierre Laurent (militant Breton)
Pierre Laurent may refer to: * Pierre Laurent (politician) (born 1957), French politician and journalist *Pierre Alphonse Laurent Pierre Alphonse Laurent (18 July 1813 – 2 September 1854) was a French mathematician, engineer, and Military Officer best known for discovering the Laurent series, an expansion of a function into an infinite power series, generalizing the Tayl ... (1813–1854), French mathematician * Pierre Laurent (footballer) (born 1970), French footballer {{hndis, Laurent, Pierre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Laurent (politician)
Pierre Laurent (born 1 July 1957) is a French politician and journalist. Ex-director of ''L'Humanité'', and former leader of the French Communist Party (PCF). Career His father, Paul Laurent, was a member of the National Assembly of France for Paris and a high-ranking official of the French Communist Party. Pierre Laurent joined the Union of Communist Students (UEC) when he was studying economics in Paris. He was National Secretary of UEC from 1982 to 1985. After graduating with a master's degree in Economics, he became a journalist for ''L'Humanité''. At first specialized in economic issues, he became chief editor in 1999, and managing editor in 2000. He became a member of the French Communist Party National Council in 2000 ( congress). He was the main writer of the Congress resolution in 2009, which he introduced. He was then nominated "national coordinator" (party's number 2), in charge of leading the party's collegial direction. He therefore resigned from ''L'Humanité ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
Pierre Alphonse Laurent (18 July 1813 – 2 September 1854) was a French mathematician, engineer, and Military Officer best known for discovering the Laurent series, an expansion of a function into an infinite power series, generalizing the Taylor series expansion. He was born in Paris, France. His father, Pierre Michel Laurent (1769 – 1841) was French, whereas his mother, Eleanor Cheshire (1778 – 1840) was English. Pierre Laurent entered the École Polytechnique in Paris in 1830 and graduated in 1832 as one of the best students in his year. Afterwards, he joined the engineering corps as a second lieutenant, before attending the École d'Application at Metz until he was sent to Algeria. Laurent returned to France from Algeria around 1840 and spent six years directing operations for the enlargement of the port of Le Havre on the English Channel coast. Rouen had been the main French port up to the nineteenth century but the hydraulic construction projects on which Laurent wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |