Luc Illusie

Luc Illusie
Illussie in September 2014, while lecturing on the "Thom-Sebastiani theorem" in Bures-sur-Yvette, France.
Illusie in September 2014, while lecturing at the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, France.
Born1940 (age 83–84)[2]
NationalityFrench
AwardsÉmile Picard Medal (2012)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Paris-Sud
Doctoral advisorAlexander Grothendieck[2]
Doctoral studentsGérard Laumon

Luc Illusie (French: [ilyzi]; born 1940)[2] is a French mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry. His most important work concerns the theory of the cotangent complex and deformations, crystalline cohomology and the De Rham–Witt complex, and logarithmic geometry.[2] In 2012, he was awarded the Émile Picard Medal of the French Academy of Sciences.

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  2. ^ a b c d "Luc Illusie. Mathématicien". CNRS Le journal. Retrieved 27 July 2016.