Alexander Grothendieck

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alexander Grothendieck
Occupation	Mathematician
Date Of Birth	Mar 28, 1928(1928-03-28)
Age	96
Date Of Death	November 13, 2014, Saint-Girons, France
Birthplace	Germany
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Aries

Alexander Grothendieck Biography

Alexander Grothendieck is one of the most popular and richest Mathematician who was born on March 28, 1928 in Germany, Germany. Mathematician known for creating the modern theory of algebraic geometry. His generalization of the classical Riemann-Roch theorem launched the study of algebraic and topological K-theory.

He was awarded the Fields Medal in Mathematics in 1966, the same year as Paul Cohen.

His parents were anarchists who fled from Germany to France during World War II. His father died in the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Alexander Grothendieck Net Worth

Alexander Grothendieck is one of the richest Mathematician from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexander Grothendieck 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied mathematics at the University of Montpellier, but performed better when he studied independently.

He ceased his work in mathematics in 1970 to focus on political activism for eighteen years before becoming stateless and relocating to the Pyrenees.

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Alexander Ranked on the list of most popular Mathematician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Alexander Grothendieck celebrates birthday on March 28 of every year.

What did Alexander grothendieck discover?

Alexander Grothendieck was the focal point in the launching of the modern Theory of Algebraic Geometry; this included commutative algebra, homological algebra, sheaf theory, and category theory.

What did Alexander grothendieck do for math?

He developed unifying concepts that could be applied to a variety of avenues of mathematical thought, including number theory, category theory, functional analysis and topology. In 1966, Mr. Grothendieck was awarded the Fields Medal, considered the world’s highest honor in mathematics.

Who was the greatest mathematician of the 20th century?

Mr Grothendieck , born in Germany, and for a long time stateless, was naturalised French in 1971. He is regarded as the greatest mathematician of the 20th century – someone who transformed thinking about spaces and numbers by his work in the field of algebraic geometry.

Who is father of algebraic topology?

Alexander Grothendieck
Alma mater| University of Montpellier University of Nancy
Known for| Renewing algebraic geometry and synthesis between it and number theory and topology List of things named after Alexander Grothendieck
Awards| 1966 Fields Medal 1977 Émile Picard Medal 1988 Crafoord Prize (declined)
Scientific career

Why is grothendieck important?

During this period Grothendieck’s work provided unifying themes in geometry, number theory, topology and complex analysis. He introduced the theory of schemes in the 1960s which allowed certain of Weil’s number theory conjectures to be solved.