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French mathematician

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Jean-Pierre Albert Achille Serre is a French mathematician, university teacher, and researcher born on 15 September 1926 in Bages. He works in algebraic geometry, algebra, number theory, and topology. Serre was educated at the University of Paris and the École Normale Supérieure. His doctoral advisor was Henri Cartan. He has served as a chairperson and held positions at the Collège de France, the National Center for Scientific Research, and Nancy-Université. He resides in Paris and speaks French and English.

Serre is a member of the Royal Society, the French Academy of Sciences, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the National Academy of Sciences. He received the Fields medal, the CNRS Gold medal, the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, and honorary degrees. His notable work includes Serre's modularity conjecture. He is also recognized in the Royal Society, American Academy Arts Sciences, Fields Medal, and Abel Prize collections. His doctoral students include Jean-Marc Fontaine, Michel Broué, and Pierre Gabriel.

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Born
15 September 1926
Works
80

Top works

  • Correspondance Serre-Tate
  • Rational points on curves over finite fields
  • Prospects in mathematics
  • Prospects in Mathematics. (AM-70), Volume 70
  • Geometry and number theory

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Key facts

Born
( 1926-09-15 ) 15 September 1926 (age 99) , Bages , Pyrénées-Orientales , France
Alma mater
École Normale Supérieure University of Paris
Known for
( List of things named after Jean-Pierre Serre )
Awards
Fields Medal (1954) ForMemRS (1974) Balzan Prize (1985) CNRS Gold medal (1987) Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition (1995) Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2000) Abel Prize (2003)
Fields
Mathematics
Institutions
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Collège de France
Thesis
Homologie singulière des espaces fibrés (1951)
Doctoral advisor
Henri Cartan
Doctoral students
Michel Broué Jean-Marc Fontaine Pierre Gabriel

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C.V. de Jean-Pierre Serre - Membre de l'Acad�mie des sciences

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Jean-Pierre
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Bages
Occupation
researcher
Position held
chairperson
Languages spoken
English language
Doctoral advisor
Henri Cartan
Image
Jean-Pierre Serre (2009) cropped.jpg
Residence
Paris
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Jean-Pierre Serre
date of birth
1926-09-15
Erdős number
2
name in native language
Jean-Pierre Serre
birth name
Jean-Pierre Albert Achille Serre
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WikiProject Mathematics
interested in
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Encyclopedic overview

Jean-Pierre Serre ( French: [sɛʁ]; born 15 September 1926) is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1954 and the inaugural Abel Prize in 2003.

Biography

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