Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (also Mikhael Gromov, Michael Gromov or Mischa Gromov; Russian: Михаи́л Леони́дович Гро́мов; born 23 December 1943), is a French-Russian mathematician. He is known for work in geometry, analysis and group theory. He is a member of IHÉS in France and a Professor of Mathematics at New York University.[1]
Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov | |
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 Mikhail Gromov in 2009 | |
| Born | 23 December 1943 |
| Nationality | Russian and French |
| Alma mater | Leningrad State University (PhD) |
| Known for | Geometry |
| Awards | Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (1981) Wolf Prize (1993) Kyoto Prize (2002) Nemmers Prize in Mathematics (2004) Bolyai Prize (2005) Abel Prize (2009) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institut des hautes études scientifiques New York University |
| Doctoral students | François Labourie Pierre Pansu |
Gromov has won several prizes, including the Abel Prize in 2009 "for his revolutionary contributions to geometry".
References
- ↑ "Interview with Mikhail Gromov" (PDF), Notices of the AMS, 57 (3): 391–403, March 2010.