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Claire Voisin
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Voisin in 2009
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| Born | 4 March 1962 Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Île-de-France
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| Nationality | French |
| Alma mater | École Normale Supérieure Paris-Sud 11 University |
| Known for | Algebraic geometry Hodge theory |
| Awards | EMS Prize (1992) Sophie Germain Prize (2003) Satter Prize (2007) Clay Research Award (2008) Heinz Hopf Prize (2015) CNRS Gold medal (2016) Shaw Prize (2017) L'Oréal-UNESCO Award (2019) BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2023) Crafoord Prize (2024) |
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| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Pierre and Marie Curie University École Polytechnique Collège de France |
| Doctoral advisor | Arnaud Beauville |
Claire Voisin (born 4 March 1962) is a famous French mathematician. She is known for her important work in algebraic geometry. This is a field of math that uses tools from abstract algebra to solve problems in geometry.
Claire Voisin is a member of the French Academy of Sciences. She also holds a special position at the Collège de France. There, she teaches and researches algebraic geometry.
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Claire Voisin's Discoveries
Claire Voisin has done a lot of work in algebraic geometry. She especially focuses on topics like Hodge theory and mirror symmetry. She has even written several books about Hodge theory.
Solving Big Math Problems
In 2002, Voisin made a big discovery. She showed that a general idea of the Hodge conjecture was not true. The Hodge conjecture is one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. These are very difficult math problems. Each one comes with a prize of one million US dollars if you can solve it!
Voisin also helped solve another major math problem. She disproved the Kodaira conjecture. This was about how certain complex shapes in math can change.
She also solved a part of Green's conjecture. This problem had puzzled mathematicians for over twenty years. Her work was a huge step forward in understanding algebraic curves.
Awards and Recognition
Claire Voisin has won many important awards for her math work.
- In 1992, she received the European Mathematical Society Prize.
- She won the Sophie Germain Prize in 2003.
- In 2007, she was given the Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics.
- The Clay Research Award came her way in 2008.
- In 2016, she received the Gold medal from the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). This is the highest science award in France.
- She won the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences in 2017.
- In 2024, she was awarded the Crafoord Prize in Mathematics.
Speaking and Memberships
Claire Voisin is a highly respected speaker. She was invited to speak at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1994 and again in 2010. These are very important meetings for mathematicians from all over the world.
She has also been elected to several important groups:
- The Academia Europaea in 2014.
- The German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2009.
- The National Academy of Sciences as a foreign associate in 2016.
- The Royal Society as a Foreign Member in 2021.
- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences as an International Honorary Member in 2022.
In 2016, she made history. She became the first female mathematician to hold a special chair at the Collège de France. This chair is dedicated to algebraic geometry.
Personal Life
Claire Voisin is married to another mathematician, Jean-Michel Coron. He works in applied mathematics. They have five children together.
Selected Publications
Claire Voisin has written several important books and articles. Here are a few:
- Hodge Theory and complex algebraic geometry. (2002, 2003)
- Mirror Symmetry. (1999)
- Variations of Hodge Structure on Calabi Yau Threefolds. (2007)
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Voisin at Queen Mary University of London in 2014
See also
In Spanish: Claire Voisin para niños
