Alexander Grothendieck has had an influence on the mathematics of the second half of the 20th century well beyond the scale of his publications. Grothendieck started off as an especially prolific contributor to each of the areas to which he turned,...

1928- French Mathematician Alexander Grothendieck is regarded by many as one of the preeminent mathematicians of the twentieth century. He is credited with establishing a new school of algebraic geometry, and his work garnered a Fields Medal in 1966...

Alexander Grothendieck (born March 28, 1928 in Berlin, Germany) is considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of the 20th century. He made major contributions to algebraic geometry, homological algebra, and functional analysis. He was awarded...