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André Weil

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Andre Weil was a French mathematician, born on 6 May 1906 and died on 6 August 1998, known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry. He was one of the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. His influence came both from his original contributions to a remarkably broad range of mathematical theories and from the mark he left on mathematical practice and style, through his own works and through the Bourbaki group, of which he was one of the principal founders.

Facts
Birth Year
1906 1
Death Year
1998 1
Biography
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Attributed Works

Empty Set, Concepts
Source Empty Set (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Algebraic Geometry, Branches of Mathematics
Source André Weil (Wikipedia)
Number Theory, Branches of Mathematics
Source André Weil (Wikipedia)

Mentored By

Jacques Hadamard, Mathematicians
Source André Weil (Wikipedia)

Proofs Credited

Mordell-Weil Theorem, Theorems
Source Mordell-Weil Theorem (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

France

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Source André Weil (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
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was a French mathematician
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1. André Weil (Wikipedia)
  • Lead paragraph
    his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry
  • Lead paragraph [nationality-culture]
    was a French mathematician
  • In Branch: Number Theory, Lead paragraph [in-branch]
    number theory
  • In Branch: Algebraic Geometry, Lead paragraph [in-branch 2]
    algebraic geometry
  • Mentored By: Jacques Hadamard, Infobox, doctoral advisor or academic advisors
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Mordell-Weil Theorem (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationProofs Credited: Mordell-Weil Theorem, Lead paragraph
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In mathematics, the Mordell-Weil theorem states that for an abelian variety
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Empty Set (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAttributed Works: Empty Set, Lead
Quote, Attributed Works: Empty Set, Lead
The latter two symbols were introduced by the Bourbaki group (specifically André Weil) in 1939, inspired by the letter Ø (U+00D8 Ø LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH STROKE) in the Danish and Norwegian alphabets
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