| Benedict Gross | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 22, 1950 |
| Nationality | United States |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Oxford University |
| Doctoral advisor | John Tate |
| Doctoral students | Noam Elkies Dipendra Prasad Henri Darmon |
| Known for | Gross–Zagier theorem |
Benedict Hyman Gross (born June 22, 1950) is an American mathematician, the George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University and former Dean of Harvard College.[1]
In 1971 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. He then received an M.Sc. from Oxford University in 1974 before returning to Harvard and completing his Ph.D. in 1978, under John Tate.[1][2]
He is known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross–Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which was work with Don Zagier. He, Zagier, and Dorian M. Goldfeld won the Cole Prize of the American Mathematical Society in 1987 for this work.[3]
After holding faculty positions at Princeton University and Brown University, Gross became a tenured professor at Harvard in 1985[1] and has remained there ever since, as Dean of Harvard College from 2003 to 2007.[4] He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992[5] and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004.[6]
One of his Ph.D. students is Noam Elkies.[2]
Benedict Gross was the mathematical consultant[7] for the 1980 film It's My Turn containing the famous scene[8] in which Jill Clayburgh impeccably proves the snake lemma.