Alain Connes
1947
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: France
native language: Italy
languages spoken, written or signed: French
educated at: Lycée Thiers, École Normale Supérieure, Pierre and Marie Curie University, École de Physique des Houches
occupation: mathematician, professor, university teacher, researcher
award received: Fields medal, CNRS Gold medal, Prix Ampère, CNRS silver medal, Crafoord Prize in Mathematics, honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo, Peano Prize, Cours Peccot, honorary doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, Honorary doctorate from Queen's University, honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles
position held: Director of Research at CNRS
official website: www.alainconnes.org
Alain Connes (French: [alɛ̃ kɔn]; born 1 April 1947 in Draguignan) is a French mathematician, known for his contributions to the study of operator algebras and noncommutative geometry. He is a professor at the Collège de France, Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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