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Alexander Grothendieck (/ ˈ ɡ r oʊ t ən d iː k /; German pronunciation: [ˌalɛˈksandɐ ˈɡʁoːtn̩ˌdiːk] ⓘ; French: [ɡʁɔtɛndik]; 28 March 1928 – 13 November 2014) was a German-born mathematician who became the leading figure in the creation of modern algebraic geometry.
May 9, 2022 · While living in an internment camp in Vichy France, Alexander Grothendieck was tutored in mathematics by another prisoner, a girl named Maria.
Nov 23, 2014 · Alexander Grothendieck, whose gift for deep abstraction excavated new ground in the field known as algebraic geometry and supplied a theoretical foundation for the solving of some of the most...
Nov 25, 2014 · Nov. 25, 2014. Alexander Grothendieck, who died on Nov. 13 at the age of 86, was a visionary who captivated the collective psyche of his peers like no one else. To say he was the No. 1...
Nov 13, 2014 · Alexander Grothendieck was a German mathematician and Fields medal winner. He made important contributions in topology, algebra and logic. View twelve larger pictures. Biography. Alexander Grothendieck's first name is often written as Alexandre, the form he adopted when living in France.
Nov 14, 2014 · The French mathematician Alexander Grothendieck, who died on November 13 at age 86, was profoundly influenced by his family roots. His father Alexander “Sascha” Schapiro was a Russian Jewish...
Jan 14, 2015 · Alexander Grothendieck, who died on 13 November, was considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the twentieth century. His unique skill was to burrow into an area so deeply that its...
Nov 16, 2014 · Alexander Grothendieck, whose brilliant mind electrified the world of mathematics in the 1950s and 1960s, earning him the equivalent of the Nobel Prize in his field, and who later disappeared...
Nov 13, 2014 · A website devoted to the life and works of Alexandre Grothendieck. March 28, 1928-November 13, 2014. Recent additions to the website. Remarks on Grothendieck by Henri Cartan. Mathematical Life in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, a 1967 text written by Grothendieck after his visit to Hanoi.
Alexander Grothendieck. 1928- French Mathematician. A lexander Grothendieck is regarded by many as one of the preeminent mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is credited with establishing a new school of algebraic geometry, and his work garnered a Fields Medal in 1966 for advancement of K-theory (Grothendieck groups and rings).
