Michael Artin
Michael Artin | |
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Michael Artin in 1999 | |
| Born | 28 June 1934 Hamburg, Germany |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Known for | Artin approximation theorem Algebraic Spaces |
| Awards | Harvard Centennial Medal (2005) Steele Prize (2002) Wolf Prize (2013) National Medal of Science (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Algebraic geometry Noncommutative algebra |
| Institutions | MIT |
| Thesis | On Enriques' Surfaces (1960) |
| Doctoral advisor | Oscar Zariski |
| Doctoral students | Eric Friedlander David Harbater Zinovy Reichstein Amnon Yekutieli |
Michael Artin (German: [ˈaʁtiːn]; born 28 June 1934) is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics Department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.