Serge Lang
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Serge Lang was a prominent 20th-century mathematician known for his extensive work in number theory and for authoring influential, widely used mathematics textbooks.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Serge Lang canonical | 3 |
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| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Cole Prize in Algebra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-05-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-09-12 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Emil Artin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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Yale University ⓘ École Normale Supérieure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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University of Chicago ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | Lang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Diophantine geometry
NERFINISHED
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algebra ⓘ algebraic geometry ⓘ mathematical education ⓘ mathematics ⓘ number theory ⓘ |
| givenName | Serge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Diophantine geometry
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mathematical exposition ⓘ textbooks in algebra ⓘ textbooks in number theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
National Academy of Sciences
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surface form:
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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| notableIdea | Langlands program popularization (as expositor, not originator) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Algebra
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Algebraic Number Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Elliptic Curves: Diophantine Analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ Graduate Texts in Mathematics series contributions NERFINISHED ⓘ Introduction to Diophantine Approximations NERFINISHED ⓘ Linear Algebra NERFINISHED ⓘ Undergraduate Analysis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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textbook author ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Paris ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berkeley, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalActivity |
critic of misuse of mathematics in public policy
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opposition to aspects of the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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