Phillip Griffiths
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Not to be confused with Phillip Griffith, another American mathematician also working in algebraic geometry.
For those of a similar name, see Philip Griffiths (disambiguation).
Phillip Augustus Griffiths IV (born October 18, 1938) is an American mathematician, known for his work in the field of geometry, and in particular for the complex manifold approach to algebraic geometry. He is a major developer in particular of the theory of variation of Hodge structure in Hodge theory and moduli theory, which forms part of transcendental algebraic geometry and which also touches upon major and distant areas of differential geometry. He also worked on partial differential equations, coauthored with Shiing-Shen Chern, Robert Bryant and Robert Gardner on Exterior Differential Systems.
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Born | (1938-10-18) October 18, 1938 (age 85) |
Alma mater | Wake Forest College (BS) Princeton University (PhD) |
Known for | complex algebraic geometry complex differential geometry variations of Hodge moduli algebraic cycles Hodge theory |
Awards | Chern Medal (2014) Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement (2014) Wolf Prize (2008) Brouwer Medal (2008) Leroy P. Steele Prize (1971) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of California, Berkeley Princeton University Harvard University Duke University Institute for Advanced Study |
Doctoral advisor | Donald C. Spencer |
Doctoral students | Herbert Clemens Howard Garland Mark Lee Green Joe Harris David R. Morrison Wilfried Schmid Andrew J. Sommese |
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