Pierre Deligne
Pierre René, Viscount Deligne (born 3 October 1944) is an important Belgian mathematician. He is known for work on the Weil conjectures.
Pierre Deligne | |
|---|---|
 Pierre Deligne, March 2005 | |
| Born | 3 October 1944 |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Alma mater | Universite Libre de Bruxelles |
| Known for | Proof of the Weil conjectures |
| Awards | Abel Prize (2013) Wolf Prize (2008) Balzan Prize (2004) Crafoord Prize (1988) Fields Medal (1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institute for Advanced Study Institut des hautes études scientifiques |
| Doctoral students | Lê Dũng Tráng Miles Reid Michael Rapoport |
He was born in Etterbeek. He went to school at Athénée Adolphe Max and studied at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).
He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1978, the Crafoord Prize in 1988, the Balzan Prize in 2004 and the Wolf Prize in 2008.
In 2006 he was ennobled by the Belgian king as viscount.[1]
In 2009, Deligne was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.[2]
References
- ↑ Official announcement ennoblement - Belgian Federal Public Service. 2006-07-18
- ↑ Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Many new members elected to the Academy Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, press release on 12 February 2009