Jean-Pierre Serre
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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, the Wolf Prize in 2000 and the inaugural Abel Prize in 2003.
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Fields | Mathematics |
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Thesis | Homologie singulière des espaces fibrés (1951) |
Doctoral advisor | Henri Cartan |
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