Oscar Zariski
American mathematician (1899-1986) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 87
Oscar Zariski was an American mathematician. The Russian-born scientist was one of the most influential algebraic geometers of the 20th century.
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1986Died4 July 19861981Leroy P. Steele PrizeAwardWolf Prize in MathematicsAward1965National Medal of ScienceAward1944Cole Prize in AlgebraAward1939Guggenheim FellowshipAward1899Born24 April 1899
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Lived 1899 to 1986 · aged 87
The same award as Oscar
Dennis SullivanBoth received Wolf Prize in Mathematics
Serge LangBoth received Cole Prize in Algebra
Raoul BottBoth received Wolf Prize in Mathematics
Daniel QuillenBoth received Cole Prize in Algebra
John G. ThompsonBoth received Cole Prize in Algebra
Lennart CarlesonBoth received Wolf Prize in Mathematics