Vincent Lafforgue
Vincent Lafforgue | |
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Lafforgue at the ICM 2018 | |
| Born | 20 January 1974 |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | Lycée Louis-le-Grand |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure University of Paris |
| Awards | EMS Prize (2000) CNRS Silver Medal (2015) Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2019) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Université Grenoble Alpes |
| Doctoral advisor | Jean-Benoît Bost |
Vincent Lafforgue (born 20 January 1974) is a French mathematician who is active in algebraic geometry, especially in the Langlands program, and a CNRS "Directeur de Recherches" at the Institute Fourier in Grenoble. He is the younger brother of Fields Medalist Laurent Lafforgue.