André Lichnerowicz was a French differential geometer and mathematical physicist. He is considered the founder of modern Poisson geometry. Wikipedia
Born: January 21, 1915, Bourbon-l'Archambault, France
Died: December 11, 1998 (age 83 years), Paris, France
Notable students: Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat, Marcel Berger, Yvette Kosmann-Schwarzbach, and more
Parents: Jean Lichnerowicz