Manjul Bhargava
Mathematician, Fields Medal recipient
Born
August 8th, 1974
51 years ago
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Canada
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A Canadian-American mathematician and academic, significant contributions were made in number theory. In 2014, received the Fields Medal for advanced work in the field. Contributions include research on algebraic forms and the geometry of numbers. Served as a professor at Princeton University since 2001. Engaged in promoting mathematics education and outreach.
Received the Fields Medal in 2014
Served as a professor at Princeton University
Published influential work in number theory
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