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Pierre Deligne
Mathematician

Pierre Deligne

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Proving the final Weil conjecture in algebraic geometry.

Weil conjectures · Mixed Hodge structures

Born
3 October 1944
Birthplace
Etterbeek, Brussels

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Pierre Deligne

Pierre Deligne is a Belgian mathematician whose work links geometry, number theory and representation theory.

Early life

Education

Studied at the Université libre de Bruxelles and worked with Alexander Grothendieck at IHES.

Career

  1. 1970–1984

    IHES

    Held a permanent position near Paris.

  2. 1978

    Fields Medal

    Received the mathematics award.

  3. 1984

    Princeton

    Moved to the Institute for Advanced Study.

  4. 2013

    Abel Prize

    Recognised for contributions to algebraic geometry.

Contributions

Weil conjectures

Published the proof completing the conjectures.

Mixed Hodge structures

Developed tools for studying algebraic varieties.

Beyond research

Supporting younger researchers

Used part of his Balzan Prize to establish grants for young mathematicians in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

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