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Maxim Kontsevich
Mathematician

Maxim Kontsevich

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Connecting geometry, topology and mathematical physics.

Witten’s conjecture · Kontsevich integral

Born
25 August 1964
Birthplace
Khimki

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Maxim Kontsevich

Maxim Kontsevich is a Russian-French mathematician awarded the Fields Medal in 1998.

Early life

Education

Studied at Moscow State University before working at an information-theory institute; earned his doctorate in Bonn in 1992.

Career

  1. 1992

    Doctorate and Berkeley

    Completed his doctorate and became a professor at Berkeley.

  2. 1995

    IHÉS

    Joined the French research institute.

  3. 1998

    Fields Medal

    Received recognition for work spanning geometry and physics.

Contributions

Witten’s conjecture

Proved a conjecture connecting intersection theory and mathematical physics.

Kontsevich integral

Developed an invariant of knots and links.

Beyond research

Family

Married Ekaterina in 1993; they later settled in France and had a son.

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