Selecta. Cinquantenaire Scientifique de M. Émile Picard (1877 - 1927).
Paris, Gauthier-Villars, 1928.
4to, 304 pages. binding : Original printed wrappers. Covers worn.
This Selecta jubilee volume is a tribute to the scientific career of Émile Picard (1856-1941), one of the most eminent French mathematicians, on the occasion of his scientific fiftieth anniversary (1877-1927). The collection contains original contributions from his colleagues and students. It testifies to Picard's influence on the development of analysis, particularly on differential equations and the theory of analytic functions.