
André Weil
André Weil was a French mathematician, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. His influence is due both to his original contributions to a remarkably broad spectrum of mathematical theories, and to the mark he left on mathematical practice and style, through some of his own works as well as through the Bourbaki group, of which he was one of the principal founders.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Paris
- Educated at
- École Normale SupérieureUniversity of GöttingenLycée Saint-LouisScience Faculty of ParisLycée Montaigne
- Awards
- 🏆 Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science🏆 Wolf Prize in Mathematics🏆 Leroy P. Steele Prize
- Doctoral Advisors
- 🎓 Jacques Hadamard
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Pierre Cartier
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"Andre Weil, Who Reshaped Mathematics, Is Dead at 92" by Ford Burkhart in The New York Times"
"Sometimes my sister and I dream of having a run-of-the-mill father. He would make coffee and toss salads. He would not prefer his work to us, and he would tell us instead: "How pretty you look, my dea…"
"André Weil : memorial articles in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society"
"About ancient mathematics and medieval mathematics , the would-be historian must of necessity confine himself to the description of a comparatively small number of islands accidentally emerging from a…"
"Every mathematician worthy of the name has experienced the state of lucid exaltation in which one thought succeeds another as if miraculously. This feeling may last for hours at a time, even for days.…"
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Timeline
1906
Born
Birth1998
Died
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