Hélène Esnault facts for kids
Hélène Esnault (born 17 July 1953) is a famous French and German mathematician. She is known for her work in a field called algebraic geometry. This area of math uses algebra to study shapes and spaces.
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Her Journey in Math
Hélène Esnault was born in Paris, France. She loved math and studied hard.
Early Education and PhD
In 1976, she earned her PhD from the University of Paris VII. A PhD is the highest degree you can get at a university. Her special project was about "Rational singularities and algebraic groups." This sounds complicated, but it's a deep topic in algebraic geometry. Her teacher was Lê Dũng Tráng.
Further Studies and Research
Later, in 1985, she did something called a "habilitation" at the University of Bonn in Germany. This is a special qualification needed to become a university professor in some European countries. She continued her studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
After that, she became a Heisenberg scholar. This is a special scholarship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). It allowed her to do research at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in Bonn.
Becoming a Professor
In 2012, Hélène Esnault became the first Einstein Professor at Freie Universität Berlin. This is a very important position. She led the research group for algebra and number theory there. Before this, she worked at several other universities. These included the University of Duisburg-Essen and the University of Paris VII.
Working with Journals
Hélène Esnault also helped share new math ideas. In 2007, she started a math journal called Algebra & Number Theory. She was its first editor-in-chief. From 1998 to 2010, she also helped edit another journal, Mathematische Annalen. She has also been an editor for other important math publications.
Awards and Special Honors
Hélène Esnault has received many awards for her amazing work in mathematics.
In 2001, she won the Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet. This is a prize from the French Academy of Sciences. In 2003, she and another mathematician, Eckart Viehweg, received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize. This is one of the most important science prizes in Germany.
In 2014, she was chosen to be part of the Academia Europaea. She is also a member of several other important science groups. These include the Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities. In 2019, she won the Cantor medal, another major award for mathematicians.
See also
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