Paul Painlevé

French politician. A renowned mathematician and physicist, he made achievements in the fields of differential equations and analytical functions, and contributed to the development of aviation technology through his research into fluid mechanics. He became a member of the Academy of Sciences in 1910. He entered politics the same year, was elected as a member of parliament, and belonged to the moderate socialist Social Republican faction. During World War I, he mobilized scientists to increase military strength, and worked hard to lead the war as Minister of War and then Prime Minister. After the war, he led the left-wing coalition and became Prime Minister again in 1925, concluding the Locarno Treaty (formally signing it after his resignation). After his resignation, he served as Minister of War in the cabinets of Briand, Heriot, and Poincaré.

[Tsukasa Ishihara]

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フランスの政治家。著名な数学、物理学者で、微分方程式、解析関数の分野で業績をあげ、流体力学の研究を通じて航空技術の発展に貢献した。1910年科学アカデミー会員となる。同年政界に入り、代議士に選ばれ、穏和社会主義者の社会共和派に属した。第一次世界大戦中、戦力増強のために科学者の動員にあたり、陸相ついで首相の座について戦争指導に尽力。大戦後左翼連合の一方を担って1925年再度首相となり、ロカルノ条約を締結（辞任後正式調印）。辞職後ブリアン、エリオ、ポアンカレの諸内閣で陸相を務めた。

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