Jean-Pierre Wintenberger

Jean-Pierre Wintenberger
Born1954 (1954)
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Died23 January 2019(2019-01-23) (aged 64–65)
NationalityFrench
Alma materJoseph Fourier University
Known forProof of Serre's conjecture
AwardsCole Prize (2011)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Strasbourg
Doctoral advisorJean-Marc Fontaine

Jean-Pierre Wintenberger (1954 – 23 January 2019) was a French mathematician and 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.[1]

Wintenberger earned his Ph.D. at Joseph Fourier University in 1984, under supervision of Jean-Marc Fontaine.

Wintenberger died on 23 January 2019.[2]

References

  1. ^ "January 2011 Prizes and Awards" (PDF). ams.org. p. 54. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Décès de Jean-Pierre Wintenberger". www.insmi.cnrs.fr (in French). 20 March 2024. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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