Pierre Deligne

Pierre René, Viscount Deligne (born 3 October 1944) is an important Belgian mathematician. He is known for work on the Weil conjectures.

He was born in Etterbeek.  He went to school at Athénée Adolphe Max and studied at the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB).

He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1978, the Crafoord Prize in 1988, the Balzan Prize in 2004 and the Wolf Prize in 2008.

In 2006 he was ennobled by the Belgian king as viscount.Official announcement ennoblement - Belgian Federal Public Service. 2006-07-18

In 2009, Deligne was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences: Many new members elected to the Academy , press release on 12 February 2009

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Category:Fields Medalists
Category:Wolf Prize winners
Category:Abel Prize winners
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