John Tate
American mathematician (1925-2019)
John Torrence Tate Jr. (March 13, 1925 – October 16, 2019) was an American mathematician. He was known for his works in algebraic number theory, arithmetic geometry and related areas in algebraic geometry. He was a professor emeritus at Harvard University. He was awarded the Abel Prize in 2010.[1]
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| Born | John Torrence Tate Jr. March 13, 1925 Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 2019 (aged 94) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (A.B., 1946) Princeton University (Ph.D., 1950) |
| Known for | Tate conjecture Tate module |
| Awards | Abel Prize (2010) Wolf Prize (2002/03) Steele Prize (1995) Cole Prize in Number Theory (1956) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Princeton University (1950–1953) Columbia University (1953–1954) Harvard University (1954–1990) University of Texas at Austin (1990–2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Emil Artin |
| Doctoral students | V. Kumar Murty William C. Waterhouse Benedict Gross Jonathan Lubin Stephen Lichtenbaum Kenneth Alan Ribet Joseph H. Silverman Dinesh Thakur Jerrold Tunnell Carl Pomerance George Bergman |
| Influenced | John H. Coates |
Tate was described as "one of the seminal mathematicians for the past half-century" by William Beckner, Chairman of the Department of Mathematics at the University of Texas.[2]
Tate died at his home in Lexington, Massachusetts on October 16, 2019 at the age of 94.[3]
References
change- ↑ Anne Marie Astad (ed.). "The Abel Prize". The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
- ↑ Ralph K.M. Haurwitz (March 24, 2010). "Retired UT mathematician wins prestigious Abel Prize". Statesman.com. Archived from the original on March 26, 2010.
- ↑ "John T. Tate, Familiar Name in the World of Numbers, Dies at 94". The New York Times. October 28, 2019.
Other websites
change- Tate's home page Archived 2010-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
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