Marcel Berger
Marcel Berger | |
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Marcel Berger in 1968 (photo from MFO) | |
| Born | Marcel Yves Marie Joseph Berger 14 April 1927 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 October 2016 (aged 89) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure (Paris) University of Paris |
| Known for | |
| Awards | Leconte Prize (1978) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Strasbourg Université Nice-Sophia-Antipolis Paris Diderot University Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques |
| Thesis | Sur des groupes d'holonomies des variétés riemanniennes et des variétés affinés sans torsion (1954) |
| Doctoral advisor | André Lichnerowicz |
| Doctoral students | |
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.