Alain Connes is a French mathematician, known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. He was a professor at the Collège de France, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982.
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Alain Connes
said
There are two fundamental sources of ‘bare’ facts for the mathematician.
arXiv preprint
Alain Connes
said
I am not really motivated by confidence. Nor by curiosity. What I would say is, it’s more anxiety. I spend much more time being anxious than being confident or being curious.
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Cédric VillaniAlso won Peano Prize
Jean TiroleAlso won honorary doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata
Claude Cohen-TannoudjiAlso won honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles
August KroghAlso won honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo
Alexander GrothendieckAlso won Crafoord Prize in Mathematics
Pierre-Gilles de GennesAlso won Prix AmpèreAbout this person
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FranceCategory
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Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79
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