| Frédéric Hélein | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 April 1963 (age 55) |
| Nationality | French |
| Awards | Fermat Prize (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Paris Diderot University |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean-Michel Coron |
Frédéric Hélein (born 22 April 1963) is a French mathematician. He is university professor at Paris Diderot University.
Hélein earned his doctorate at École Polytechnique under supervision of Jean-Michel Coron. He won the 1999 Fermat Prize, jointly with Fabrice Bethuel, for several important contributions to the theory of variational calculus.