Pierre Deligne

Awards

1. 1978

   Fields Medal

   Math

   Gave solution of the three Weil conjectures concerning generalizations of the Riemann hypothesis to finite fields. His work did much to unify algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory.

2. 1988

   Crafoord Prize — Mathematics

   Math

   for their fundamental research in algebraic geometry

3. 2008

   Wolf Prize — Mathematics

   Math

   for his work on mixed Hodge theory, the Weil conjectures, the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence, and for his contributions to arithmetic.

4. 2013

   Abel Prize

   Math

   For seminal contributions to algebraic geometry and for their transformative impact on number theory, representation theory, and related fields.