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André Weil

French mathematician (1906-1998) · France · Academics · Died at 92

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André Weil was a French mathematician, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century.

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1998Died6 August 19981994Kyoto Prize in Basic SciencesAward1980Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to ScienceAwardLeroy P. Steele PrizeAward1979Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1966Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAward1944Guggenheim FellowshipAward1935Prix FrancoeurAward1932Cours PeccotAward1906Born6 May 1906

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Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences1994
Leroy P. Steele Prize1980
Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science1980
Wolf Prize in Mathematics1979
Foreign Member of the Royal Society1966
Guggenheim Fellowship1944
Prix Francoeur1935
Cours Peccot1932

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André Weil was a French mathematician, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. His influence is due both to his original contributions to a remarkably broad spectrum of mathematical theories, and to the mark he left on mathematical practice and style, through some of his own works as well as through the Bourbaki group, of which he was one of the principal founders.

Country
France
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1998 · aged 92

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