Claude Chevalley
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Y.Akizuki, C.Chevalley and A.Kobori
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| Born |
February 11, 1909 Johannesburg, Transvaal Colony (now in South Africa) |
| Died | June 28, 1984 (aged 75) Paris, France |
| Citizenship | French, American |
| Nationality | French |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions |
Princeton University Columbia University |
| Alma mater |
École Normale Supérieure University of Hamburg University of Marburg University of Paris |
| Notable students |
Michel Broué Leon Ehrenpreis Oscar Goldman Gerhard Hochschild |
| Known for | Founding member of Bourbaki Chevalley–Warning theorem Chevalley group Chevalley scheme |
Claude Chevalley (French: [ʃəvalɛ]; 11 February 1909 – 28 June 1984) was a French mathematician who made important contributions to number theory, algebraic geometry, class field theory, finite group theory, and the theory of algebraic groups. He was a founding member of the Bourbaki group.
Chevalley's father was a French diplomat who, jointly with his wife Marguerite, wrote The Concise Oxford French Dictionary. Chevalley graduated from the École Normale Supérieure in 1929, where he studied under Émile Picard. He then spent time at the University of Hamburg, studying under Emil Artin, and at the University of Marburg, studying under Helmut Hasse. In Germany, Chevalley discovered Japanese mathematics in the person of Shokichi Iyanaga. Chevalley was awarded a doctorate in 1933 from the University of Paris for a thesis on class field theory.
When World War II broke out, Chevalley was at Princeton University. After reporting to the French Embassy, he stayed in the USA, first at Princeton then (after 1947) at Columbia University. His American students included Leon Ehrenpreis and Gerhard Hochschild. During his time in the USA, Chevalley became an American citizen and wrote a substantial part of his lifetime output in English.
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