Pierre Deligne, Permanent professor from 1970 to 1984 - IHES
Pierre Deligne

Pierre Deligne, Mathematician

Permanent professor at IHES from 1970 to 1984

Pierre Deligne continued the work on algebraic geometry initiated by Alexander Grothendieck. A deep understanding of the role cohomology theories play in the study of algebraic varieties is due to him.

Fields Medal (1978)
Crafoord Prize (1988)
Balzan Prize(2004)
Wolf Prize in mathematics (2008)
Abel Prize (2013)

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