Jean-Pierre Wintenberger

Jean-Pierre Wintenberger
Born 1954 (age 62–63)
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nationality France
Fields Mathematics
Institutions University of Strasbourg
Alma mater Joseph Fourier University
Doctoral advisor Jean-Marc Fontaine
Known for Proof of Serre's conjecture
Notable awards Cole Prize (2011)

Jean-Pierre Wintenberger (born 1954) is a French mathematician, and currently a professor of mathematics at the University of Strasbourg. He was corecipient of the 2011 Cole Prize in number theory, along with Chandrashekhar Khare, for his proof of Serre's modularity conjecture.[1]

Wintenberger earned his Ph.D. at Joseph Fourier University in 1984, under supervision of Jean-Marc Fontaine.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ams.org/profession/prize-booklet-2011.pdf


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