Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène
Encyclopedia
Jean-Louis Colliot-Thélène is a French mathematician
, born on 2 December 1947. He is a Directeur de Recherches at CNRS at the Université Paris-Sud in Orsay
.
He studies mainly number theory
and algebraic geometry
with an arithmetic flavor.
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, born on 2 December 1947. He is a Directeur de Recherches at CNRS at the Université Paris-Sud in Orsay
Orsay
Orsay is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is located in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France, from the center of Paris.Inhabitants of Orsay are known as Orcéens.-History:...
.
He studies mainly number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
and algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry
Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which combines techniques of abstract algebra, especially commutative algebra, with the language and the problems of geometry. It occupies a central place in modern mathematics and has multiple conceptual connections with such diverse fields as complex...
with an arithmetic flavor.
Awards
- Prize of the French Academy of SciencesFrench Academy of SciencesThe French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
"Charles Louis de Saulces de FreycineCharles de FreycinetCharles Louis de Saulces de Freycinet was a French statesman and Prime Minister during the Third Republic; he belonged to the Opportunist Republicans faction. He was elected a member of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1890, the fourteen member to occupy seat the Académie française.-Early years:He...
" (1985) - Invited Speaker to the International Congress of MathematiciansInternational Congress of MathematiciansThe International Congress of Mathematicians is the largest conference for the topic of mathematics. It meets once every four years, hosted by the International Mathematical Union ....
(Berkeley 1986) - Fermat PrizeFermat PrizeThe Fermat prize of mathematical research rewards research works in fields where the contributions of Pierre de Fermat have been decisive:* Statements of variational principles* Foundations of probability and analytic geometry* Number theory....
for mathematical research (1991) - Grand prize of the French Academy of SciencesFrench Academy of SciencesThe French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
"Léonid Frank" (2009)