Elon Lages Lima (born July 9, 1929 in Maceió) is a Brazilian mathematician specializing in topology. Lima is professor emeritus at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada of which he was the director during three separate periods. Currently he is the Chief Scientific Researcher of that institution. Lima has been twice recipient of the Jabuti Prize from the Câmara Brasileira do Livro for his books, and of the Anísio Teixeira Prize from the Ministry of Education and Sports.
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