Algebraic characterizations of the algebra of functions and of the Lie algebra of vector fields of a manifold
Compositio Mathematica, Volume 45 (1982) no. 2, p. 199-205 
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De Wilde, M.; Lecomte, P. Algebraic characterizations of the algebra of functions and of the Lie algebra of vector fields of a manifold. Compositio Mathematica, Volume 45 (1982) no. 2, pp. 199-205. http://www.numdam.org/item/CM_1982__45_2_199_0/

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