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Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître (/ l ə ˈ m ɛ t r ə / lə-MET-rə; French: [ʒɔʁʒ ləmɛːtʁ] ⓘ; 17 July 1894 – 20 June 1966) was a Belgian Catholic priest, theoretical physicist, and mathematician who made major contributions to cosmology and astrophysics. [1]
Christophe Lemaitre [2] (French pronunciation: [kʁistɔf ləmɛtʁ]; born 11 June 1990) is a former French sprinter who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. In 2010, Lemaitre became the first white athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed 100 m event.
George DeCesare LeMaitre (December 6, 1933 – July 19, 2018) [1] was a Massachusetts-based vascular surgeon, author, and inventor. Of LeMaitre's five published books, his 1979 book, How to Choose a Good Doctor, received wide attention, [2] [3] and his inventions in the field of vascular surgery led to the development of a multinational company, LeMaitre Vascular.
In 1927, the Belgian physicist Georges Lemaitre proposed an expanding model for the universe to explain the observed redshifts of spiral nebulae, and calculated the Hubble law. He based his theory on the work of Einstein and De Sitter , and independently derived Friedmann's equations for an expanding universe.
LeMaitre Vascular is an American medical device company established in 1986 by vascular surgeon George D. LeMaitre, and based in Burlington, Massachusetts, [2] which provides devices, implants and human tissue cryopreservation services used by surgeons in the treatment of vascular conditions, particularly peripheral vascular disease.
Lemaître, Lemaitre, Le Maitre, or variation, is a French surname meaning "the master" – derived from the Latin word "magister". Notable people with the surname include: Lemaître
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