I was born in the Algerian town of Sidi Bel Abbes

Much of my later life would be surrounded by the mathematical press

My father, a chemist,

My mother, an encourager,

My sister, a motivator,

And I, an achiever,

As a youth I was obsessed with music and mathematics

Til’ the day my world became more pragmatic

Interrupted by war at twenty one

My life rested in the hands of World War I

Yet it would not dissuade me

I continued mathematical research and earned a Grand Prix

My happiness restored