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Pierre Deligne

Belgian mathematician
Person Human Q334045

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[30]
Date of birth
October 3, 1944
Place of birth
Etterbeek, Brussels, Brussels[5]
Country of citizenship
Belgium[6]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
Institute for Advanced Study (1984–2007), Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (1968–1984)
Field of work
algebraic geometry, number theory, mathematics[8][9][10]
Educated at
Université libre de Bruxelles, Free University of Brussels, University of Paris-Sud, Athénée Adolphe Max[11][12][13][14]
Award received
Abel Prize (2013), Fields medal (1978), Balzan Prize (2004), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2008), Crafoord Prize in Mathematics (1988), Cours Peccot (1971), honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (1989), honorary doctorate from ENS (1994)[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Official website
www.math.ias.edu[39]
Doctoral advisor
Alexander Grothendieck[15]
Doctoral student
Michael Rapoport, Lê Dũng Tráng, Miles Reid[33][34][35]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, French[40][41]
Erdős number
3[43]
Family name
Deligne[36]
Given name
Pierre, René[37][38]
Interested in
mathematics[44]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (2003–present), National Academy of Sciences (2007–present), American Academy of Arts and Sciences[24][25][26][27][28][29]
Name in native language
Pierre Deligne[42]
Native language
English[7]
Noble title
burgrave (2006–present), viscount (2006–present)[31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pierre Rene Deligne en Pierre Deligne ar بيار دوليني ar بيار ديلين cs Pierre René Deligne cs Pierre R. Deligne cs P. Deligne de Deligne el Πιερ Ντελίν es Pierre René Deligne es Pierre Rene Deligne fa پیر دلین fa پی‌یر دلین fr Pierre René Deligne fr vicomte Pierre René Deligne he פייר דלין it Pierre René Deligne ja ドリーニュ ja ピエール・ドリーニュ ja ピエール・ルネ・ドリーニュ
🔖 Identifiers · 67
ISNI
0000000114764341
VIAF cluster ID
85222245
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82119174
GND ID
10785533X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Pierre Deligne (2005) (cropped).jpg ↗
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID
2616-deligne-pierre-rene
All-Russian Mathematical Portal ID
22625
Awards & Winners artist ID
0233dk
BIBSYS ID
90239584
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12285010z
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
deligne-pierre-rene
CANTIC ID
981058507681006706
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CONOR.SI ID
35874403
CTHS person ID
125177
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11248966
CiNii Research ID
1140000791768331008
DDB person (GND) ID
10785533X
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
10785533X
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Pierre-Rene-Deligne
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
pierre-deligne
Freebase ID
/m/0233dk
French Academy of Sciences member ID
pierre-deligne
Geni profile ID
6000000000491682179
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
pierre-deligne
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0021892
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Pierre_Deligne
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
70139
IdRef ID
073756571, 031681182
J9U entity ID
987007442442705171
KBR person ID
14225140
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
10785533X
Larousse ID
personnage/Pierre_Deligne/116004
Lexikon der Mathematik entry ID
1768
Libris-URI
pm1331874xjdxjf
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01443/eu_d_0556/d0556
MR Author ID
56335
MacTutor biography ID
Deligne
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
61289
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA00537626
NE.se ID
pierre-deligne
NL CR AUT ID
stk2008461379
NLA Trove people ID
807176
NLab ID
Pierre Deligne
NUKAT ID
n96030840
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20012691
National Virtual Library of India ID
587054
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
068177356
Oberwolfach mathematician ID
4631
Obálky knih ID
stk2008461379
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3891561
ProofWiki ID
Mathematician:Pierre_René_Deligne
Quora topic ID
Pierre-Deligne
RERO ID (legacy)
A003166631
ResearchGate profile ID
Pierre-Deligne
Russian Academy of Sciences person ID
64363
SBN author ID
AQ1V001677
SELIBR ID
183637
SHARE Catalogue author ID
42896
Scopus author ID
7006693724
Topic's main category
Category:Pierre Deligne
Treccani ID
pierre-deligne
Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
deligne
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058507681006706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1331394
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxRCyq88h43qcwXkxXPQq
Yale LUX ID
person/fade9a68-ea31-48e7-bab6-2a3c8cffdeeb
ZbMATH author ID
deligne.pierre

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🔗 Connections
Award received 7
Fields medal, Abel Prize, Wolf Prize in Mathematics, Balzan Prize, Cours Peccot, honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, honorary doctorate from ENS
Member of 6
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, French Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters
Educated at 4
Université libre de Bruxelles, University of Paris-Sud, Free University of Brussels, Athénée Adolphe Max
Doctoral student 3
Miles Reid, Michael Rapoport, Lê Dũng Tráng
Doctoral students 3
Miles Reid, Michael Rapoport, Lê Dũng Tráng
Field of work 3
mathematics, number theory, algebraic geometry
Place of birth 3
Brussels, Etterbeek, Brussels
Employer 2
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Institute for Advanced Study
Given name 2
René, Pierre
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
← Winner 2
Fields medal, Wolf Prize in Mathematics
Country of citizenship 1
Belgium
Doctoral advisor 1
Alexander Grothendieck
Doctoral advisors 1
Alexander Grothendieck
Instance of 1
human
Interested in 1
mathematics
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Named after 1
Deligne cohomology
Native language 1
English
Noble title 1
burgrave
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Pierre Deligne was born on October 3, 1944[1], in Etterbeek[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pierre Deligne include Deligne cohomology[45].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Deligne cohomology[45].

His notable doctoral advisees include Michael Rapoport[46], a mathematician[47], b. 1948[48], of Austria[49], awarded the Heinz Hopf Prize[50], specialised in mathematics[51]; Miles Reid[52], a mathematician[53], b. 1948[54], of United Kingdom[55], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society[56], specialised in algebraic geometry[57]; and Lê Dũng Tráng[58], a mathematician[59], 1947–2025[60], of France[61].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Deligne born?

Pierre Deligne was born in Etterbeek[2].

What did Pierre Deligne do for work?

Pierre Deligne worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did Pierre Deligne go to school?

Pierre Deligne was educated at Université libre de Bruxelles[11], Free University of Brussels[12], University of Paris-Sud[13], and Athénée Adolphe Max[14].

What awards did Pierre Deligne receive?

Honors received include Abel Prize[16], Fields medal[17], Balzan Prize[18], and Wolf Prize in Mathematics[19].

Related Entities

Alexander Grothendieck Belgium Brussels Free University of Brussels Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques Institute for Advanced Study mathematics Université libre de Bruxelles

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  19. [18] ↑ . balzan.org. Retrieved . balzan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [23] ↑ . Journal officiel de la République française. legifrance.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [15] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  27. [34] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  28. [35] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  35. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  39. [39] ↑ . French Academy of Sciences. wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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