Laurent Lafforgue
French mathematician
1966 — present
Quick Facts
Profession
French mathematician
Born
November 6, 1966
Age
~60 years
Name Origin
French
Timeline
mathematician
FranceBorn in Antony
1966
Born in Antony (1966-11-06)
1984
AwardConcours général
1986
EducationStudied at École Normale Supérieure
1995
AwardPeccot-Vimont Prize
1995
AwardCours Peccot
2000
AwardClay Research Award
2001
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Laurent Lafforgue is a French mathematician. He has made outstanding contributions to Langlands' program in the fields of number theory and analysis, and in particular proved the Langlands conjectures for the automorphism group of a function field. The crucial contribution by Lafforgue to solve this question is the construction of compactifications of certain moduli stacks of shtukas. The proof was the result of more than six years of concentrated efforts.
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Laurent Lafforgue is a French mathematician. He has made outstanding contributions to Langlands' program in the fields of number theory and analysis, and in particular proved the Langlands conjectures for the automorphism group of a function field. The crucial contribution by Lafforgue to solve this
What does the name Laurent mean?+
The name Laurent means "A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence". It is of French origin.
When was Laurent Lafforgue born?+
Laurent Lafforgue was born on November 6, 1966.
Name Meaning
A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence
The name Laurent is of French origin, meaning "A surname from French, equivalent to English Lawrence or Laurence". It is traditionally a male name.
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Laurent — November 6, 1966
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