Michael Artin | |
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Born | Hamburg, Germany | 28 June 1934
Nationality | German-American |
Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Known for | Artin approximation theorem |
Awards | Harvard Centennial Medal (2005) Steele Prize (2002) Wolf Prize (2013) National Medal of Science (2013) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Algebraic geometry Noncommutative algebra |
Institutions | MIT |
Thesis | On Enriques' Surfaces (1960) |
Doctoral advisor | Oscar Zariski |
Doctoral students | Eric Friedlander David Harbater Zinovy Reichstein Amnon Yekutieli |
Michael Artin (German: [ˈaʁtiːn]; born 28 June 1934) is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics Department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.[1][2]