Kenneth Ribet
American mathematician,researcher and supervisor · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1948 · age 78
Kenneth Alan Ribet is an American mathematician working in algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry.
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2017Brouwer MedalAward2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward1989Fermat PrizeAward1948Born28 June 1948
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He is known for the Herbrand-Ribet theorem and Ribet's theorem, which were key ingredients in the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, as well as for his service as President of the American Mathematical Society from 2017 to 2019. He is currently a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Born 1948 · age 78
