Pierre Deligne

Pierre Deligne
Deligne in March 2005
Born (1944-10-03) 3 October 1944 (age 80)
Etterbeek, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Alma materUniversité libre de Bruxelles
Known forProof of the Weil conjectures
Perverse sheaves
Concepts named after Deligne
AwardsAbel Prize (2013)
Wolf Prize (2008)
Balzan Prize (2004)
Crafoord Prize (1988)
Fields Medal (1978)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsInstitute for Advanced Study
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Doctoral advisorAlexander Grothendieck
Doctoral studentsLê Dũng Tráng
Miles Reid
Michael Rapoport

Pierre René, Viscount Deligne (French: [dəliɲ]; born 3 October 1944) is a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for work on the Weil conjectures, leading to a complete proof in 1973. He is the winner of the 2013 Abel Prize, 2008 Wolf Prize, 1988 Crafoord Prize, and 1978 Fields Medal.