Gerd Faltings

Summary

Gerd Faltings is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Gelsenkirchen^[2]. He was born on +1954-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Gerd Faltings was born in Gelsenkirchen^[2].
• Born in Buer^[7], Gerd Faltings…
• Gerd Faltings was born on +1954-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3].
• A child of Gerd Faltings was Ulrike Faltings^[8].
• Gerd Faltings held citizenship in Germany^[9].
• Gerd Faltings's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Gerd Faltings's professions included university teacher^[5].
• Gerd Faltings's field of work was algebraic geometry^[10].
• Gerd Faltings's field of work was number theory^[11].
• Gerd Faltings's field of work was mathematics^[12].
• Gerd Faltings's field of work was Diophantine equation^[13].
• Gerd Faltings was employed by Princeton University^[14].
• Gerd Faltings was employed by University of Wuppertal^[15].
• Among Gerd Faltings's employers was University of Bonn^[16].
• Gerd Faltings's education included a stint at University of Münster^[17].
• Gerd Faltings's doctoral advisor was Hans-Joachim Nastold^[18].
• Gerd Faltings received the Dannie Heineman Prize^[19].
• Gerd Faltings received the Fields medal^[20].
• Gerd Faltings received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].
• Gerd Faltings received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[22].
• Gerd Faltings received the King Faisal International Prize in Science^[23].
• Gerd Faltings received the Karl-Georg-Christian-von-Staudt-Preis^[24].
• Gerd Faltings was a member of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina^[25].
• Gerd Faltings was a member of Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities^[26].
• Gerd Faltings was a member of North Rhine-Westphalia Academy for Sciences and Arts^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Gelsenkirchen^[2], a big city^[28], in Germany^[29] and Buer^[7], an Ortsteil^[30], in Germany^[31]. Gerd Faltings was born on +1954-07-28T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Gerd Faltings's education included a stint at University of Münster^[17]. His doctoral advisor was Hans-Joachim Nastold^[18]. He earned the academic degree of doctorate^[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Fields of work include algebraic geometry^[10], a branch of mathematics^[33]; number theory^[11], a branch of mathematics^[34]; mathematics^[12], an academic discipline^[35]; and Diophantine equation^[13]. Employers include Princeton University^[14], a private university^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1746^[38], headquartered in Princeton^[39]; University of Wuppertal^[15], a public university^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1972^[42]; and University of Bonn^[16], a public research university^[43], in Germany^[44], founded in 1818^[45], headquartered in Bonn^[46]. Doctoral students include Nikolai Durov^[47], Michael J. Larsen^[48], Wiesława Nizioł^[49], Shinichi Mochizuki^[50], Christian Liedtke^[51], and Adrian Vasiu^[52].

Recognition

Awards received include Dannie Heineman Prize^[19], a science award^[53], in Germany^[54]; Fields medal^[20], a mathematics award^[55], founded in 1936^[56]; Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], a fellowship grant^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1925^[59]; Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[22], a science award^[60], in Germany^[61], founded in 1985^[62]; King Faisal International Prize in Science^[23], a science award^[63], in Saudi Arabia^[64], founded in 1982^[65]; and Karl-Georg-Christian-von-Staudt-Preis^[24], a mathematics award^[66], in Germany^[67], founded in 1991^[68].

Personal Life

A child of Gerd Faltings was Ulrike Faltings^[8].

Why It Matters

Gerd Faltings ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (92 views/month, #7,209 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

His notable doctoral advisees include Nikolai Durov^[71], a mathematician^[72], b. 1980^[73], of Soviet Union^[74], specialised in geometry^[75]; Shinichi Mochizuki^[76], a mathematician^[77], b. 1969^[78], of Japan^[79], awarded the Autumn Prize^[80], specialised in mathematics^[81]; and Wiesława Nizioł^[82], a mathematician^[83], b. 2000^[84], of Poland^[85], specialised in arithmetic geometry^[86].

FAQs

Where was Gerd Faltings born?

Born in Gelsenkirchen^[2], Gerd Faltings…

What did Gerd Faltings do for work?

Gerd Faltings worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Gerd Faltings go to school?

Gerd Faltings was educated at University of Münster^[17].

What awards did Gerd Faltings receive?

Honors received include Dannie Heineman Prize^[19], Fields medal^[20], Guggenheim Fellowship^[21], and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize^[22].