Gérard Laumon
French mathematician (born 1952)
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| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Lyon, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Known for | Work on Langlands program |
| Awards | Clay Research Award (2004) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Doctoral advisor | Luc Illusie |
| Doctoral students | Laurent Lafforgue Ngô Bảo Châu Sophie Morel |
Gérard Laumon (French: [lomɔ̃]; born 1952) is a French mathematician, best known for his results in number theory, for which he was awarded the Clay Research Award.
Life and work
Laumon studied at the École Normale Supérieure and Paris-Sud 11 University, Orsay.[1] He was awarded the Silver Medal of the CNRS in 1987, and the E. Dechelle prize of the French Academy of the Sciences in 1992.[2]
In 2004, Laumon and Ngô Bảo Châu received the Clay Research Award for the proof of the fundamental lemma for unitary groups, a component in the Langlands program in number theory.
In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3]
Awards
- Clay Research Award
- CNRS Silver Medal
- E. Dechelle Prize of the French Academy of Sciences
References
- ^ Gérard Laumon at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ 2004 Clay Institute Annual report, available at http://www2.maths.ox.ac.uk/cmi/library/annual_report/ar2004/04report_clayaward.pdf
- ^ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-27.
External links
- Laumon's CMI lecture
- Audio recording on a lecture at the Field Institute titled "On the fundamental lemma for unitary groups"
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