Claude Chevalley | |
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 Y. Akizuki, C. Chevalley and A. Kobori | |
| Born | February 11, 1909 Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony (now South Africa) |
| Died | June 28, 1984 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Citizenship | French, American |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure University of Hamburg University of Marburg University of Paris |
| Known for | Founding member of Bourbaki Chevalley–Warning theorem Chevalley group Chevalley scheme |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Princeton University Columbia University |
| Notable students | Michel André Michel Broué Leon Ehrenpreis Oscar Goldman Gerhard Hochschild Lê Dũng Tráng |
Claude Chevalley (French: [ʃəvalɛ]; 11 February 1909 – 28 June 1984) was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory and the theory of algebraic groups. He was a founding member of the Bourbaki group.