Jean-Pierre Wintenberger
Encyclopedia
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
.
Wintenberger earned his Ph.D.
at Joseph Fourier University
in 1984, under supervision of Jean-Marc Fontaine.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
mathematician
Mathematician
A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....
, and currently a professor of mathematics at the University of Strasbourg
University of Strasbourg
The University of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, is the largest university in France, with about 43,000 students and over 4,000 researchers....
. He was corecipient of the 2011 Cole Prize
Cole Prize
The Frank Nelson Cole Prize, or Cole Prize for short, is one of two prizes awarded to mathematicians by the American Mathematical Society, one for an outstanding contribution to algebra, and the other for an outstanding contribution to number theory. The prize is named after Frank Nelson Cole, who...
in number theory
Number theory
Number theory is a branch of pure mathematics devoted primarily to the study of the integers. Number theorists study prime numbers as well...
, along with Chandrashekhar Khare
Chandrashekhar Khare
Chandrashekhar B. Khare is a professor of mathematics at the University of California Los Angeles. In 2005, he made a major advance in the field of Galois representations and number theory by proving the level 1 Serre conjecture, and later a proof of the full conjecture with Jean-Pierre Wintenberger...
, for his proof of Serre's modularity conjecture
Serre conjecture (number theory)
In mathematics, Jean-Pierre Serre conjectured the following result regarding two-dimensional Galois representations. This was a significant step in number theory, though this was not realised for at least a decade.-Formulation:...
.
Wintenberger earned his Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
at Joseph Fourier University
Joseph Fourier University
Université Joseph Fourier , often known as UJF, is a French university situated in the city of Grenoble and focused on the fields of sciences, technologies and health...
in 1984, under supervision of Jean-Marc Fontaine.