Jean-Pierre Serre

Jean-Pierre Serre

French mathematician (born 1926)

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Biography

Jean-Pierre Serre (French: [sɛʁ]; born 15 September 1926) is a French mathematician who has made contributions to algebraic topology, algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1954 and the inaugural Abel Prize in 2003.

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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • chairperson

Employers / organisations

  • Collège de France
  • National Center for Scientific Research
  • Nancy-Université

Notable works

  • Serre spectral sequence
  • Lyndon–Hochschild–Serre spectral sequence
  • Serre–Tate theorem
  • Serre–Swan theorem
  • Serre's theorem on a semisimple Lie algebra
  • Serre's theorem on affineness
  • Serre's modularity conjecture
  • Bass–Serre theory
  • Serre's conjecture II
  • Serre's multiplicity conjectures

Family

Spouse(s)
Josiane Serre
Parents
Jean Serre

Awards & honours (19)

  • Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
  • Fields medal
  • CNRS Gold medal
  • Abel Prize
  • Émile Picard Medal
  • Balzan Prize
  • Gaston-Julia Award
  • Wolf Prize in Mathematics
  • Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
  • Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit
  • Concours général
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense
  • honorary doctor of the Tsinghua University
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society
  • Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
  • Cours Peccot
  • Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
  • honorary doctorate of Barcelona University
  • Girbal-Baral Foundation Award

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