
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)