Sciences, Philosophie, Histoire – UMR 7219, laboratoire SPHERE

Research Interests

History of Mathematics, Edition of collected mathematical works in the 19th century, History of Algebra, History of Number Theory, Conception(s) of number, Interaction(s) between philosophy of and practice of mathematics.

Previously

• 2015 – Post-doctoral researcher, Archives Poincaré, Université de Lorraine.
• 2014 – Temporary teaching, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, SPHERE.

• September 2010 - December 2014 – PhD in Paris 7. Advisors : Karine Chemla and Mic Detlefsen. PhD dissertation : The “Science of Numbers” in action in Richard Dedekind’s works : between mathematical explorations and foundational investigations. (Summa cum laude)

• 2013-2014 – Lecture Researcher, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, SPHERE.
• 2010-2013 – PhD student, Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7, SPHERE.

• 2013-2014 – First year master in fundamental mathematics, Paris 7.
• Mars 2014 – Visiting researcher at Notre Dame University (IN).
• August 2013 – Scholarship from the Ciera, research in the archive of the Technische Universität Braunschweig on R. Dedekind and Heinrich Weber’s correspondence.
• July 2013 – Scholarship from the DAAD research in the archive of the Georg-August Universität in Göttingen on Dedekind’s Nachlass.
• September - November 2012 – Visiting researcher at Notre Dame University (IN)
• 2010 – Master in history and philosophy of science (Summa cum laude) in Paris 7.
  First year thesis “On Gödel’s ontological proof”
  Second year thesis “Methods, structures and ars inveniendi in Dedekind’s mathematics”
  Both have been advised by Ivahn Smadja.
• 2008 – Licence (BA) in mathematics.

Publications

• Analytical commented catalogue and database for Élie Cartan’s notebooks : Link.

• Translation of Paolo Mancosu’s paper, “En bonne compagnie ? Sur le principe de Hume et l’assignation de nombres aux concepts infinis”, in Infini, logique, géométrie, Paolo Mancosu, Vrin, 2015.

• “D’un point de vue rigoureux et parfaitement général : pratique des mathématiques rigoureuses chez Richard Dedekind", Philosophia Scientae 18(1), 131-156.

Coming soon
French commented translation of Theorie der algebraischen Funktionen einer Veränderlichen (Theory of algebraic functions of one complex variable) R. Dedekind and H. Weber, with introduction and extract from their correspondance. (Livre)

Organization

• Co-responsible, with D. Rabouin (SPHERE) of the Projet International de Coopération Scientifique (PICS, Internation project of scientifique cooperation) “Proofs and computations : new perspectives on the nature of mathematical proof" (Preuve et calcul : nouvelles perspectives sur la nature de la preuve mathématique), collaboration between SPHERE (Université Paris Diderot) and Notre Dame University.
• Since June 2015, Coordination of the History and Philosophy of Mathematics seminar, SPHERE, with E. Sammarchi and S. Decaens.
• Since 2012, Assistant of Michael Detlefsen for the organisation of the Philmath Intersem, collaboration of Notre Dame University (Indiana), Université Paris Diderot, SPHERE, the Université de Lorraine and the IHPST (Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne).
  

• 13.06.2016, Organization with S. Confalonieri (Bergische Universität Wuppertal) of the session “Sur les équations algébriques’’ History and Philosophy of Mathematics seminar, SPHERE.
• 27.05.2016, Organization of the session “Pratiques d’éditions en mathématiques au 19e siècle’’, History of mathematics seminar, Institut Henri Poincaré.
• 18.12.2015, Co-organization with P. Nabonnand et C. Eckes of the conference “Autour du fonds d’archives d’Élie Cartan’’, Université de Lorraine, Nancy.
• 2011-2015, Co-organization with Sylvain Cabanacq and David Rabouin of the working group Philosophie et Mathématiques 19e-20e siècles.
• 03/09/2015, Organization of the session "Opérations et objets", Séminaire commun d’Histoire et Philosophie des Mathématiques, SPHERE.
• Co-organization of the 22d Novembertagung in History of Mathematics, in Paris, Novembre 3-5 2011
• 04/06/2011, Coordination of the session "19th Century Philosophy of Mathematics" for the Paris Diderot Philmath Seminar, in collaboration with Anthony Strimple (Notre Dame University, Indiana)

Talks (selection)

• “Some remarks on Dedekind and Weber’s edition of Riemann’s Gesammelte Werke’’, Invited special session on the history of mathematics, Joined AMS-MAA Meetings, Seattle, 6-9 January 2016.
• “Les carnets de notes d’Élie Cartan : remarques sur leur(s) contenu(s) et présentation du catalogue commenté’’, Autour du fonds d’archives d’Élie Cartan, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, 18 December 2015.
• “Quelques remarques sur l’édition des Gesammelte mathematische Werke und wissentischaftilcher Nachlass de Riemann par Dedekind et Weber’’, Séminaire d’Histoire et Philosophie des Mathématiques, SPHERE, Paris, 14 December 2015.
• “La lecture à feuillets multiples de Riemann par Dedekind et Weber’’, Journées Jeunes Chercheurs de la Société Française d’Histoire des Sciences, 20-21 November 2015.
• “La correspondance entre Richard Dedekind et Heinrich Weber’’, Journées Scientifiques des Archives Poincaré, Université de Lorraine, 5 June 2015.
• “Sur la réinterprétation algébrico-arithmétique des surfaces de Riemann par Dedekind et Weber’’, Séminaire Histoires de Géométries, Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, Paris, 30 March 2015.
• "La ’Science des nombres’ en action dans les travaux de Richard Dedekind : entre explorations mathématiques et investigations fondationnelles.", Thematic School "Mathématiques, Informatique et Philosophie Contemporaines" III, Toulouse, 23-27 March 2015.
• “Une reconsidération de l’approche ‘conceptuelle’ de Dedekind en passant par la théorie des fonctions algébriques”, Colloque de la Revue d’Histoire des Mathématiques, Strasbourg, 9-10 October 2014.
• “Dedekind’s algebra, an arithmetical road to more general and rigorous definitions ?”, Séminaire d’Histoire des Mathématiques de l’IHP, 27-28 June 2014.
• “Arithmetization in Dedekind’s works, between foundational researches and mathematical investigations”, Groupe de travail Mathématiques et Philosophie 19e-20e siècles, Sphere, 20 June2014.
• "Arithmetization of mathematics, the Dedekindian way", Second international meeting of the Association for Philosophy of Mathematical Practice, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 3-4 October 2013.
• "From a rigorous and perfectly general standpoint : rigor and generality in Richard Dedekind’s mathematics", Workshop Mathematical Cultures 2, London, 17-19 September 2013.
• "Richard Dedekind, a career in arithmetizing", Post-doc Seminar, Mathematisches Institut,
  Georg-August Universität, Göttingen, 12 July 2013.
• “Dedekind on the generality of arithmetic : the thought, the arithmetical methodology and the algebraic concepts”, French Philmath Workshop 4, Paris, October 4-6 2012.
• “Generality of definition and arithmetical methodology in Dedekind”, Communication in the Symposium "Dedekind, mathematical methodology, and the notion of function." 9th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the History Of Philosophy Of Science. Halifax, June 21-24 2012.
• "What is (not) abstraction in Dedekind’s mathematical works ?" Groupe de travail Abstraction organisé par Jean-Pierre Marquis et Jean-Jacques Szczeciniarz. Université Paris Diderot, Paris, June 13 2012.
• "Arithmetic operations as generalization tool : Dedekind’s approach." Séminaire d’Histoire et Philosophie des Mathématiques. Sphere, Univ. Paris Diderot, February 15 2012.
• "Sur la ’Theorie der algebraischen Funktionen einer Veränderlichen’ de Dedekind et Weber." Groupe de travail Mathématiques et Philosophie 19e-20e siècle. Sphere, Université Paris Diderot, December 13 2011.
• Commentary on 4 papers presented by their author, Internation workshop "Cultures and styles of scientific practice", organized by Karine Chemla and Evelyn Fox Keller, Les Treilles, June 20-24 2011.