| Lucien Szpiro | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | City University of New York |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Doctoral advisor | Pierre Samuel Maurice Auslander |
| Doctoral students | Ahmed Abbes Laurent Moret-Bailly Emmanuel Ullmo Shou-Wu Zhang |
| Known for | Szpiro's conjecture |
Lucien Szpiro is a French mathematician, known for his work in number theory, arithmetic algebraic geometry, and commutative algebra.
He attended Paris-Sud 11 University where he earned his Ph.D. under Pierre Samuel and Maurice Auslander. He then taught at Paris-Sud 11, Columbia University, and the City University of New York.
He is known for Szpiro's conjecture, which is related to the abc conjecture.