| Michel Raynaud | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 June 1938 Riom, France |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Alma mater | Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Doctoral advisor | Alexander Grothendieck |
| Doctoral students | Lucile Begueri Renee Elkik Arnaud Soucaris |
| Known for | Proving the Abhyankar's conjecture, Manin-Mumford conjecture |
| Notable awards | Cole Prize (1995) Prize Ampère (1987) |
Michel Raynaud (born 16 June 1938) is a French mathematician working in algebraic geometry. Since 1967 he has been a professor at Paris-Sud 11 University.
In 1983 he published a proof of the Manin-Mumford conjecture.
In 1987 he received the Prize Ampère from the Académie des Sciences. In 1995 he received the Cole Prize, together with David Harbater, for his solution of the Abhyankar conjecture.