Alain Connes

French mathematician · France · On the map · Academics · Born 1947 · age 79

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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2010Honorary Doctor of the Université Libre de BruxellesAward2004CNRS Gold medalAward2001Crafoord Prize in MathematicsAwardPeano PrizeAward1999Honorary Doctorate of the University of OsloAward1997Honorary Doctorate at the University of Rome Tor VergataAward1982Fields medalAward1980Prix AmpèreAward1979Honorary doctorate from Queen's UniversityAward1977CNRS silver medalAward1975Cours PeccotAward1947Born1 April 1947

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Alain Connes at a conference in 2012 in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

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Alain Connes

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There are two fundamental sources of ‘bare’ facts for the mathematician.
arXiv preprint, Own words
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.
quoted in:, Own words