and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. During his career, he received over 15 honorary doctorates and served on many science journals, and won numerous awards. His autobiography, The Fractalist: Memoir of a Scientific Maverick, was published posthumously in 2012.

Early years

Benedykt Mandelbrot was born in a Lithuanian Jewish family, in Warsaw during the Second Polish Republic.

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