Michael Artin | |
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 Michael Artin in 1999 | |
| Born | 28 June 1934 Hamburg, Germany |
| 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]
- ^ Faculty profile Archived 2013-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, MIT mathematics department, retrieved 2011-01-03
- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).