Alexander Grothendieck
Alexander Grothendieck, later Alexandre Grothendieck in French, was a German-born French mathematician who became the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry. His research extended the scope of the field and added elements of commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory, and category theory to its foundations, while his so-called "relative" perspective led to revolutionary advances in many areas of pure mathematics. He is considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century.
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- Born in
- Berlin
- Educated at
- École Normale SupérieureUniversity of MontpellierNancy-Université
- Awards
- 🏆 Fields medal
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Laurent Schwartz
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Michel Demazure
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1928
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