Claude Chevalley
French mathematician (1909–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Claude Chevalley (French: [ʃəvalɛ]; 11 February 1909 – 28 June 1984) was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory and the theory of algebraic groups. He was a founding member of the Bourbaki group.
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Claude Chevalley | |
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Born | (1909-02-11)February 11, 1909 Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony (now South Africa) |
Died | June 28, 1984(1984-06-28) (aged 75) Paris, France |
Nationality | French |
Citizenship | French, American |
Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure University of Hamburg University of Marburg University of Paris |
Known for | Founding member of Bourbaki Chevalley–Warning theorem Chevalley group Chevalley scheme |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Princeton University Columbia University |
Notable students | Michel André Michel Broué Leon Ehrenpreis Oscar Goldman Gerhard Hochschild Lê Dũng Tráng |
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