Goro Shimura
Japanese mathematician (1930–2019)
Died aged 89PiscesJapan
Biography
Gorō Shimura (志村 五郎, Shimura Gorō; 23 February 1930 – 3 May 2019) was a Japanese mathematician and Michael Henry Strater Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at Princeton University who worked in number theory, automorphic forms, and arithmetic geometry. He was known for developing the theory of complex multiplication of abelian varieties and Shimura varieties, as well as posing the Taniyama–Shimura conjecture which ultimately led to the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Princeton University
- University of Osaka
- University of Tokyo
- National Center for Scientific Research
- Institute for Advanced Study
Notable works
- modularity theorem
- Eichler–Shimura congruence relation
- Eichler–Shimura isomorphism
- Shimura variety
- Shimura correspondence
- Shimura subgroup
Awards & honours (5)
- Cole Prize in Algebra
- Asahi Prize
- Fujihara Award
- Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
- Guggenheim Fellowship
Quick answers about Goro Shimura
- How old was Goro Shimura?
- Goro Shimura died on May 3, 2019 at the age of 89.
- When is Goro Shimura's birthday?
- Goro Shimura was born on February 23, 1930.
- Where was Goro Shimura born?
- Goro Shimura was born in Hamamatsu.
- What is Goro Shimura's zodiac sign?
- Goro Shimura's zodiac sign is Pisces.
- What is Goro Shimura's nationality?
- Goro Shimura is a citizen of Japan, United States.
- What does Goro Shimura do?
- Goro Shimura is known as mathematician, university teacher.
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