André Néron
French mathematician (1922-1985) · France · On the map · Academics · Died at 62
André Néron was a French mathematician at the Université de Poitiers who worked on elliptic curves and abelian varieties.
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1985Died6 April 19851983Émile Picard MedalAward1970Servant PrizeAward1966Poncelet PrizeAward1922Born30 November 1922
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About this person
He discovered the Néron minimal model of an elliptic curve or abelian variety, the Néron differential, the Néron-Severi group, the Néron-Ogg-Shafarevich criterion, the local height and Néron-Tate height of rational points on an abelian variety over a discrete valuation ring or Dedekind domain, and classified the possible fibers of an elliptic fibration.
Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1985 · aged 62
