Gerd Faltings

Gerd Faltings
Faltings in 2005
Born (1954-07-28) 28 July 1954 (age 69)
Gelsenkirchen-Buer, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Münster
Known for
AwardsFields Medal (1986)
Guggenheim Fellowship (1988)
Leibniz Prize (1996)
King Faisal International Prize (2014)
Shaw Prize (2015)
Cantor Medal (2017)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Mathematics
University of Bonn
Princeton University
University of Wuppertal
Doctoral advisorHans-Joachim Nastold
Doctoral students
Websitewww.hcm.uni-bonn.de/people/profile/gerd-faltings/

Gerd Faltings (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁt ˈfaltɪŋs] ⓘ; born 28 July 1954) is a German mathematician known for his work in arithmetic geometry.[3][4]

  1. ^ Castelvecchi, Davide (7 October 2015). "The biggest mystery in mathematics: Shinichi Mochizuki and the impenetrable proof". Nature. 526 (7572): 178–181. Bibcode:2015Natur.526..178C. doi:10.1038/526178a. PMID 26450038.
  2. ^ Gerd Faltings at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. ^ O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Gerd Faltings", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
  4. ^ Gerd Faltings at the Mathematics Genealogy Project