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Laurent Lafforgue
Mathematician

Laurent Lafforgue

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Proving a major case of the Langlands correspondence.

Langlands correspondence

Born
6 November 1966
Birthplace
Antony

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Laurent Lafforgue

Laurent Lafforgue is a French mathematician whose work connects number theory, geometry and representation theory.

Early life

Training

Entered the École Normale Supérieure in 1986 and completed his doctorate under Gérard Laumon in 1994.

Career

  1. 2000

    IHÉS

    Became a permanent professor at the institute.

  2. 2002

    Fields Medal

    Received the medal for his work on the Langlands programme.

  3. 2021

    Industrial research

    Moved from IHÉS to Huawei.

Contributions

Langlands correspondence

Published his proof for general linear groups over function fields.

Beyond work

Family

His brothers Thomas and Vincent also pursued mathematics.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS). CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.