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The Life and Work of André Boivin

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André Boivin will be fondly remembered for many reasons. We shall attempt to convey the impact he has had on the authors of this note (and many others) by describing his wonderful personality and his important contributions in the field of Complex Approximation Theory.

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    Paul Gauthier

  2. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USA

    Myrto Manolaki

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    Javad Mashreghi

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Gauthier, P., Manolaki, M., Mashreghi, J. (2018). The Life and Work of André Boivin. In: Mashreghi, J., Manolaki, M., Gauthier, P. (eds) New Trends in Approximation Theory. Fields Institute Communications, vol 81. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7543-3_1

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