Marcel Berger
| Marcel Berger | |
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Marcel Berger in 1968
(photo from MFO) |
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| Born |
14 April 1927 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 October 2016 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques |
| Doctoral advisor | André Lichnerowicz |
| Doctoral students |
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon Yves Colin de Verdière François Labourie Pierre Pansu |
| Notable awards | Leconte Prize (1978) |
Marcel Berger (14 April 1927 – 15 October 2016) was a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS), France. Formerly residing in Le Castera in Lasseube, Berger was instrumental in Mikhail Gromov's accepting positions both at the University of Paris and at the IHÉS.
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