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kenneth a. ribet in 2013 john tate american mathematics university of california , berkeley 28 june 1948 ribet 's theorem bjorn poonen fermat prize -lrb- 1989 -rrb- kenneth alan ribet.jpg kenneth alan ribet
 kenneth alan ribet brown university harvard university
kenneth alan ribet

kenneth alan `` ken '' ribet -lrb- born june 28 , 1948 -rrb- is an american mathematician , currently a professor of mathematics at the university of california , berkeley .
his mathematical interests include algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry .
his erdos number is 3 .
