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Shiing-Shen Chern (October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese-born American mathematician and is regarded as one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century. Chern graduated from Nankai University in Tianjin, China in 1930; he received an M.S. degree in 1934 from Tsinghua University in Beijing and his doctorate ...
Shiing-Shen Chern (simplified Chinese: 陈省身; traditional Chinese: 陳省身; pinyin: Chén Xǐngshēn, October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese American mathematician, one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century. Biography. Chern was born in Jiaxing in Zhejiang province.
Dec 5, 2004 · Shiing-Shen Chern 1911-2004. Shiing-Shen Chern, one of the great geometers of the twentieth century, died last Friday at Nankai University. He was 93 years old. An article about his life is posted on the web-site of MSRI, the mathematics institute in Berkeley of which he was the founding director. A lot of what I know about geometry was learned ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Shiing-Shen Chern ( / tʃɜːrn /; Chinese: 陳省身; pinyin: Chén Xǐngshēn, Mandarin: [tʂʰən.ɕiŋ.ʂən]; October 28, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese-American mathematician and poet. He made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology. He has been called the "father of modern differential geometry" and is ...
Shiing-Shen Chern: A Great Geometer of 20th Century. At the Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications at Harvard University, we have launched a new lecture series called “The History and Literature of Mathematics.”. The purpose of these lectures is to introduce key developments in various branches of modern mathematics to students ...
Dec 3, 2004 · Shiing-Shen Chern (S. S. Chern) was a highly influential figure in pure mathematics.From the 1940s onward he redefined the subject of differential geometry by drawing on, and contributing to, the rapid development of topology during the period.
SHIING-SHEN CHERN 1911–2004. Arlene Baxter. Shiing-Shen Chern was a towering figure in mathematics, both for his contributions to differential geometry and as a source of inspiration and encouragement for all mathematicians, and particularly those in China. Born in the final year of the Qing dynasty, and educated at a time when China was ...
