Goro Shimura
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Goro Shimura was a Japanese mathematician renowned for his foundational work in number theory and arithmetic geometry, including the Shimura–Taniyama conjecture that played a key role in the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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| Goro Shimura canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Japanese mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ number theorist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Langlands program
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modern number theory ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asahi Prize
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Cole Prize in Number Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan Academy Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1930-02-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of the theory of modular curves and modular forms
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formulation and popularization of the Shimura–Taniyama conjecture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-05-03 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Yutaka Taniyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Princeton University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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arithmetic geometry ⓘ automorphic forms ⓘ modular forms ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andrew Wiles
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many researchers in number theory and arithmetic geometry ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
André Weil
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Yutaka Taniyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Eichler–Shimura theory
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Shimura correspondence NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimura lift NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimura reciprocity law NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimura varieties NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimura–Taniyama conjecture NERFINISHED ⓘ contributions to the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem via modularity ⓘ work on complex multiplication ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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Japan Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Goro Shimura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 志村五郎 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Shou-Wu Zhang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abelian Varieties with Complex Multiplication and Modular Functions
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Arithmetic of Elliptic Curves NERFINISHED ⓘ Automorphic Forms and the Reciprocity Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction to the Arithmetic Theory of Automorphic Functions NERFINISHED ⓘ The Map of My Life: The Story of a Japanese Mathematician NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of mathematics at Princeton University ⓘ |
| workLocation | Princeton, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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