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Pierre Deligne

Belgian mathematician
Pierre René, Viscount Deligne is a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for work on the Weil conjectures, leading to a complete proof in 1973. He is the winner of the 2013 Abel Prize, 2008 Wolf Prize, 1988 Crafoord Prize, and 1978 Fields Medal.... Wikipedia
Born: 1944 (age 79 years), Etterbeek, Belgium
Academic advisor: Alexander Grothendieck
Known for: Proof of the Weil conjectures; Perverse sheaves; Concepts named after Deligne