Geneviève Guitel
Geneviève Guitel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1895 |
| Died | 30 July 1982 (aged 87) |
| Occupation | Mathematician |
| Known for | Coining the terms long scale and short scale |
Geneviève Guitel (24 May 1895 – 30 July 1982) was a French mathematician. She is mostly remembered for the introduction of the terms échelle longue and échelle courte (long scale and short scale) to refer to two of the main numbering systems used around the world.
She was appointed as mathematics teacher in 1920[1] and taught at the Lycée Molière in Paris.[2] She published mathematical papers over at least the period 1943–1979.[3]
Publications
Her publications include Histoire comparée des numérations écrites, where on p. 51–52 and in the chapter "Les grands nombres en numération parlée", p. 566–574, (English: The large numbers in oral numeration), she made the first recorded use of the terms échelle longue and échelle courte.[4][5]
- Histoire comparée des numérations écrites, Geneviève Guitel, Éd. Flammarion, Paris, 1975 ISBN 9782082111041 (in French)
Commemoration
In 2026, Guitel was announced as one of 72 historical women in STEM whose names have been proposed to be added to the 72 men already celebrated on the Eiffel Tower. The plan was announced by the Mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo following the recommendations of a committee led by Isabelle Vauglin of Femmes et Sciences and Jean-François Martins, representing the operating company which runs the Eiffel Tower.[6][7]
References
- ^ André Chervel, "Les agrégés de l’enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1950"
- ^ "Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, séance du 5 décembre 1955, vol.241, p.1658".
- ^ http://www.centre-charles-moraze.msh-paris.fr/IMG/pdf/moz17-4.pdf Archived 22 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine pp 474–475. (in French)
- ^ Guitel, Geneviève (1975). Histoire comparée des numérations écrites (in French). Paris: Flammarion. pp. 51–52.
- ^ Guitel, Geneviève (1975). Histoire comparée des numérations écrites (in French). Paris: Flammarion. pp. 566–574 – chapter "Les grands nombres en numération parlée" (English: The large numbers in oral numeration).
- ^ "Eiffel Tower: a list of 72 women scientists will soon be inscribed on the Parisian monument". www.sortiraparis.com. Retrieved 5 February 2026.
- ^ "Eiffel Tower to honor 72 women scientists for posterity". 26 January 2026. Retrieved 5 February 2026.