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Robert Langlands

Canadian mathematician · Canada · Academics · Born 1936 · age 90

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Robert Phelan Langlands is a Canadian mathematician. He is best known as the founder of the Langlands program, a vast web of conjectures and results connecting representation theory and automorphic forms to the study of Galois groups in number theory, for which he received the 2018 Abel Prize.

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2018Abel PrizeAward2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2007The Shaw Prize in Mathematical SciencesAward2006Nemmers Prize in MathematicsAward2005Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchAward2002Honorary Doctorate at the Laval UniversityAward2000Grand Prize of the French Academy of ScienceAward1996Wolf Prize in MathematicsAward1989Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAward1988Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in MathematicsAward1975Wilbur Cross MedalAward1936Born6 October 1936

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Awards

Abel Prize2018
Fellow of the American Mathematical Society2013
The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences2007
Nemmers Prize in Mathematics2006
Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research2005
Honorary Doctorate at the Laval University2002
Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science2000
Wolf Prize in Mathematics1996
Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VII1989
Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in Mathematics1988
Wilbur Cross Medal1975
Fellow of the Royal Society
Cole Prize in Number Theory
Humboldt Research Fellowship
Humboldt Prize
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Cole Prize
Shaw Prize
Companion of the Order of Canada

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Robert Phelan Langlands is a Canadian mathematician. He is best known as the founder of the Langlands program, a vast web of conjectures and results connecting representation theory and automorphic forms to the study of Galois groups in number theory, for which he received the 2018 Abel Prize. He is emeritus professor and occupied Albert Einstein's office at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, until 2020 when he retired.

Country
Canada
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1936 · age 90

In common with Robert

James MaynardBoth received Cole PrizeIngrid DaubechiesBoth received Maryam Mirzakhani Prize in MathematicsAdi ShamirBoth received Grand Prize of the French Academy of ScienceYakov SinaiBoth received Nemmers Prize in MathematicsSathamangalam Ranga Iyengar Srinivasa VaradhanBoth received Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchPierre DeligneBoth received Abel Prize

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