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Shiing-Shen Chern

  • Jiaxing: October 26, 1911 celebration
  • Tianjin: December 3, 2004 celebration
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    Shiing-Shen Chern  
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    United States, People's Republic of China  
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    Shiing-Shen Chern
  • assignment_ind Surname

    陳省身  
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  • celebration Date of birth

    Jiaxing: October 26, 1911  
  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Tianjin: December 3, 2004  
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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. differential geometry
     
  • local_library teacher

    1. Élie Cartan
    2. Solomon Lefschetz
    3. Sun Guangyuan
    4. Jiang Lifu
     
  • person_book Student

    1. Chen-ning Yang
     
  • school Education

    1. University of Hamburg
    2. Nankai University
    3. Science Faculty of Paris
    4. Tsinghua University
     
  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Shaw Prize (2004)
    2. Humboldt Prize (1982)
    3. Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1983)
    4. Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit (1996)
    5. National Medal of Science (1975)
    6. The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences (2004)
    7. honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (1969)
    8. Guggenheim Fellowship (1954)
    9. Lobachevsky Prize (2002)
    10. Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
    11. Chauvenet Prize (1970)
    12. Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1985)
    13. Leroy P. Steele Prize (1983)
    14. honorary doctor of ETH Zürich (1982)
    15. honorary doctor of the Nankai University (1985)
     
  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Chern–Simons form
    2. Chern class
    3. Chern–Simons theory
    4. Chern–Weil theory
    5. Chern–Weil homomorphism
    6. Generalized Gauss-Bonnet theorem
     
  • Chinese-American mathematician and poet (1911-2004) | Shaw Prize (2004), Humboldt Prize (1982), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1983), Great Cross of the National

1. Lukáš Perný (Lukas Perny)

  • Nové Zámky: October 26, 1991 celebration

Slovak drummer and writer | Comenius University, University of Prešov, University of Constantine the Philosopher, Prague University of Economics and Business

2. Carmen Victoria Félix Chaidez (Carmen Victoria Felix Chaidez)

  • Culiacán: October 26, 1985 celebration

Mexican scientist and engineer | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education | Culiacán: October 26, 1985 - Budapest: April 8, 1913 | Carmen

3. Bence László Tarr (Bence Laszlo Tarr)

  • October 26, 1974 celebration

ELTE Faculty of Social Sciences, ELTE Faculty of Humanities, Dharma Gate Buddhist College | October 26, 1974 - November 1, 1988 | Bence László Tarr (Bence

4. Jeremy Kahn

  • October 26, 1970 celebration

American mathematician | Harvard University, Hunter College High School, University of California, Berkeley | October 26, 1970 - Aarhus: May 28, 2018 | Jeremy

5. Mikhail Myagkov

  • Moscow: October 26, 1968 celebration

Russian scientist | Government Prize in Culture, Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation | Russian State University for the Humanities

6. Quentin Meillassoux

  • Paris: October 26, 1967 celebration

French philosopher | École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne, Lycée Louis-le-Grand | Paris: October 26, 1967 - Simferopol: November 4, 1920

7. Eric Weinstein

  • Los Angeles: October 26, 1965 celebration

American mathematician and venture capital director | Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania | Los Angeles: October 26, 1965 - August 23, 1945 | Eric

8. Raivo Linnas

  • Tallinn: October 26, 1961 celebration

Estonian journalist and civil servant | Tallinn: October 26, 1961 - Kiidjärve: August 28, 1964 | Raivo Linnas | Tallinn: October 26, 1961 - Kiidjärve: August 28, 1964

9. Ana de Miguel

  • Santander: October 26, 1961 celebration

Spanish philosophe (1961-) | University of Salamanca, Autonomous University of Madrid | Santander: October 26, 1961 - July 4, 1854 | Ana de Miguel | Santander

10. Lilia Meza Montes

  • Puebla: October 26, 1958 celebration

Mexican physicist | Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla | Puebla: October 26, 1958 - Turin: February 4, 2012 | Lilia Meza Montes | Puebla: October 26

11. János Weiss (Janos Weiss)

  • Szűr: October 26, 1957 celebration

Hungarian philosopher | University of Pécs, Eötvös Loránd University | Szűr: October 26, 1957 - Rostock: October 5, 2010 | János Weiss (Janos Weiss)

12. Eugene Koonin

  • Moscow: October 26, 1956 celebration

American biologist | honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University (2012) | MSU Faculty of Biology | Moscow: October 26, 1956 - Ploubazlanec: August 23, 1957

13. Brendan McKay

  • Melbourne: October 26, 1951 celebration

Mathematician and Computer Scientist | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (1997), Australian Mathematical Society Medal (1990) | University of Melbourne

14. Paola Cavalieri

  • Rome: October 26, 1950 celebration

Italian philosopher | Ethics Prize of the Giordano Bruno Stiftung | Great Ape Project | Rome: October 26, 1950 - Bucharest: September 21, 1939 | Paola

15. Pelikán József (Pelikan Jozsef)

  • Budapest: October 26, 1947 celebration
  • January 20, 2023 deceased

Hungarian mathematician (1947–2023) | Budapest: October 26, 1947 - January 20, 2023 | Pelikán József (Pelikan Jozsef) | Budapest: October 26, 1947 - January 20, 2023

16. Dan Segal

  • October 26, 1947 celebration

British mathematician | Pólya Prize (2012), Whitehead Prize (1985), Adams Prize (1982) | Peterhouse, University of London | October 26, 1947 - Paris: May 12, 1856

17. Shkelzen Maliqi

  • Rahovec: October 26, 1947 celebration

Albanian philosopher | University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy | Rahovec: October 26, 1947 - January 1, 1929 | Shkelzen Maliqi | Rahovec: October 26, 1947

18. Christoph Überhuber (Christoph Uberhuber)

  • Vienna: October 26, 1946 celebration
  • August 26, 2016 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1946–2016) | TU Wien | Vienna: October 26, 1946 - August 26, 2016 | Christoph Überhuber (Christoph Uberhuber) | Vienna: October 26

19. Andrzej Buras

  • Warsaw: October 26, 1946 celebration

Polish physicist | Sakurai Prize (2024), Marian Smoluchowski and Emil Warburg Prize for Physics (2007), Max Planck Medal (2020) | University of Warsaw

20. Valery Tyupa

  • Poltava Oblast: October 26, 1945 celebration

scientist | Philological Faculty of Moscow State University | Poltava Oblast: October 26, 1945 - April 26, 1930 | Valery Tyupa | Poltava Oblast: October 26

21. Gennadi Henkin

  • Moscow: October 26, 1942 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: January 19, 2016 deceased

Russian mathematician and mathematical economist | Stefan Bergman Prize (2011) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics | Moscow: October 26, 1942 - 15th

22. Urs Stammbach

  • October 26, 1939 celebration

Swiss mathematician and historian of mathematics and professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich | ETH Zurich | October 26, 1939

23. Petro Rabinovych

  • October 26, 1936 celebration

Law Faculty of Lviv University | October 26, 1936 - Scituate: June 13, 1867 | Petro Rabinovych | October 26, 1936 - Scituate: June 13, 1867

24. Gennady Voronin

  • Shchyolkovo: October 26, 1935 celebration
  • Moscow: July 15, 2017 deceased

scientist | Shchyolkovo: October 26, 1935 - Moscow: July 15, 2017 | Gennady Voronin | Shchyolkovo: October 26, 1935 - Moscow: July 15, 2017

25. Ronald Drever

  • Paisley: October 26, 1931 celebration
  • Edinburgh: March 7, 2017 deceased

British physicist (1931-2017) | Harvey Prize (2016), Gruber Prize in Cosmology (2016), Shaw Prize, Kavli Prize in Astrophysics (2016), Breakthrough Prize in

26. Aleksandr Isayev

  • Moscow: October 26, 1931 celebration
  • Moscow: August 30, 2018 deceased

Russian scientist | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the October Revolution, Russian government prize for science and technology (2003), Order of

27. Vladimir Yakobson

  • Luhansk: October 26, 1930 celebration
  • Saint Petersburg: March 5, 2015 deceased

Russian scientist | Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University | Luhansk: October 26, 1930 - Saint Petersburg: March 5, 2015 | Vladimir Yakobson

28. Walter Feit

  • Vienna: October 26, 1930 celebration
  • Branford: July 29, 2004 deceased

Austrian-American mathematician (1930-2004) | Cole Prize in Algebra (1965) | Feit–Thompson theorem, Feit–Thompson conjecture | University of Michigan

29. Máximo Pacheco Gómez (Maximo Pacheco Gomez)

  • Santiago: October 26, 1924 celebration
  • Santiago: May 5, 2012 deceased

Chilean politician | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2014) | University of Chile, Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera | Santiago: October

30. Hermann Niemeyer Fernández (Hermann Niemeyer Fernandez)

  • Ovalle: October 26, 1918 celebration
  • Santiago: June 7, 1991 deceased

Chilean scientist (1918-1991) | Atenea awarding (1962), Guggenheim Fellowship (1949), National Prize for Sciences (Chile) (1983) | University of Chile

31. Lu Jiaxi

  • Xiamen: October 26, 1915 celebration
  • Fuzhou: June 4, 2001 deceased

Chinese chemist and politician | Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (1955), HLHL Science and Technology Achievement Award (1999) | California

32. Shiing-Shen Chern

  • Jiaxing: October 26, 1911 celebration
  • Tianjin: December 3, 2004 deceased

Chinese-American mathematician and poet (1911-2004) | Shaw Prize (2004), Humboldt Prize (1982), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1983), Great Cross of the National

33. Tadeusz Urbański (Tadeusz Urbanski)

  • Krasnodar: October 26, 1901 celebration
  • Warsaw: May 29, 1984 deceased

Polish chemist (1901–1985) | Jedrzej Śniadecki Medal (1965), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1954), Gold Cross of Merit (1951) | Warsaw

34. James Leonard Brierley Smith

  • Graaff-Reinet: October 26, 1897 celebration
  • Makhanda: January 7, 1968 deceased

South African ichthyologist (1897–1968) | University of Cambridge, Stellenbosch University | Graaff-Reinet: October 26, 1897 - Makhanda: January 7, 1968

35. Signy Arctander

  • Bergen: October 26, 1895 celebration
  • Oslo: September 23, 1971 deceased

Norwegian statistician and economist (1895-1971) | Knight of the Order of St. Olav | University of Oslo | Bergen: October 26, 1895 - Oslo: September 23, 1971

36. Niels Erik Nørlund (Niels Erik Norlund)

  • Slagelse: October 26, 1885 celebration
  • Hørsholm: July 4, 1981 deceased

Danish mathematician and astronomer (1885-1981) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Dijon (1950), Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1938), Grand

37. Kazimierz Ślączka (Kazimierz Slaczka)

  • Buchach: October 26, 1885 celebration
  • September 18, 1971 deceased

Captain of the Polish Army, engineer, mathematician, geologist | Cross of Independence, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Gold Cross of Merit | Lviv

38. Géza Zemplén (Geza Zemplen)

  • Trenčín: October 26, 1883 celebration
  • Budapest: July 24, 1956 deceased

Hungarian chemist (1883–1956) | Kossuth Prize (1948), August Wilhelm von Hofmann Medal (1940) | Eötvös Loránd University | Trenčín: October 26, 1883

39. M. G. Danilevich

  • October 26, 1882 celebration

Imperial Academy of Medical Surgery, S. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy | October 26, 1882 - Rijnsburg: May 21, 1719 | M. G. Danilevich | October 26, 1882

40. Antal Schütz (Antal Schutz)

  • Novi Kozarci: October 26, 1880 celebration
  • Budapest: April 20, 1953 deceased

Hungarian theologian, friar, university professor and philosopher (1880–1953) | Corvin Wreath (1930), Corvin Chain (1942) | Eötvös Loránd University

41. Andrei Bely

  • Moscow: October 26, 1880 celebration
  • Moscow: January 8, 1934 deceased

Russian poet, writer and critic (1880–1934) | The Silver Dove, Petersburg, Kotik Letaev | Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow Imperial University

42. Edmond Bauer

  • 8th arrondissement of Paris: October 26, 1880 celebration
  • 5th arrondissement of Paris: October 17, 1963 deceased

French physicist | 8th arrondissement of Paris: October 26, 1880 - 5th arrondissement of Paris: October 17, 1963 | Edmond Bauer | 8th arrondissement of Paris

43. Simon Dolar

  • October 26, 1877 celebration

October 26, 1877 - Lodi: December 8, 1803 | Simon Dolar | October 26, 1877 - Lodi: December 8, 1803

44. Max Mason

  • Madison: October 26, 1877 celebration
  • Claremont: March 23, 1961 deceased

American mathematician (1877–1961) | University of Göttingen, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison: October 26, 1877 - Claremont: March 23, 1961

45. Martin Lowry

  • Low Moor: October 26, 1874 celebration
  • Cambridge: November 2, 1936 deceased

English chemist (1874–1936) | Bakerian Lecture (1921), Fellow of the Royal Society (1914) | Imperial College London | Low Moor: October 26, 1874 - Cambridge

46. Abraham Dirk Loman Jr.

  • Amsterdam: October 26, 1868 celebration
  • Amsterdam: September 17, 1954 deceased

Dutch composer | Amsterdam: October 26, 1868 - Amsterdam: September 17, 1954 | Abraham Dirk Loman Jr. | Amsterdam: October 26, 1868 - Amsterdam: September 17, 1954

47. Evgenij Filippovič Votčal (Evgenij Filippovic Votcal)

  • Borzna: October 26, 1864 celebration
  • Kyiv: April 1, 1937 deceased

plant physiologist (1864–1937) | Qazan Second Male Gymnasium, Kazan Federal University | Borzna: October 26, 1864 - Kyiv: April 1, 1937 | Evgenij Filippovič

48. John Henry Michell

  • Maldon: October 26, 1863 celebration
  • February 3, 1940 deceased

Australian mathematician | Fellow of the Royal Society | Michell solution | Wesley College, University of Melbourne | Maldon: October 26, 1863 - February 3, 1940

49. Evaristo Conrado Engelberg

  • Piracicaba: October 26, 1853 celebration
  • Piracicaba: January 1, 1932 deceased

businessperson | Piracicaba: October 26, 1853 - Piracicaba: January 1, 1932 | Evaristo Conrado Engelberg | Piracicaba: October 26, 1853 - Piracicaba: January 1, 1932

50. David George Ritchie

  • Jedburgh: October 26, 1853 celebration
  • St Andrews: February 3, 1903 deceased

British philosopher (1853-1903) | University of Edinburgh | Jedburgh: October 26, 1853 - St Andrews: February 3, 1903 | David George Ritchie | Jedburgh

51. François Cosserat (Francois Cosserat)

  • Douai: October 26, 1852 celebration
  • 15th arrondissement of Paris: March 22, 1914 deceased

French engineer and mathematician | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1893) | École polytechnique, École des Ponts ParisTech | Douai: October 26, 1852 - 15th

52. Albin Herzog

  • Homburg: October 26, 1852 celebration
  • Mammern: June 13, 1909 deceased

Swiss mathematician (1852-1909) | University of Zurich, ETH Zurich | Homburg: October 26, 1852 - Mammern: June 13, 1909 | Albin Herzog | Homburg: October 26

53. Ferdinand Georg Frobenius

  • Charlottenburg: October 26, 1849 celebration
  • Berlin: August 3, 1917 deceased

German mathematician (1849–1917) | University of Göttingen, ETH Zurich, Humboldt University of Berlin | Charlottenburg: October 26, 1849 - Berlin: August 3, 1917

54. Jens Poul Andersen

  • Huseby: October 26, 1844 celebration
  • Nellerød: June 13, 1935 deceased

Danish inventor | Huseby: October 26, 1844 - Nellerød: June 13, 1935 | Jens Poul Andersen | Huseby: October 26, 1844 - Nellerød: June 13, 1935

55. Theodor von Oppolzer

  • Prague: October 26, 1841 celebration
  • Vienna: December 26, 1886 deceased

Austrian astronomer and mathematician (1841-1886) | Canon of Eclipses | University of Vienna | Prague: October 26, 1841 - Vienna: December 26, 1886 | Theodor

56. Vojtěch Šafařík (Vojtech Safarik)

  • Novi Sad: October 26, 1829 celebration
  • Vinohrady: July 2, 1902 deceased

Czech astronomer and chemist (1829-1902) | Novi Sad: October 26, 1829 - Vinohrady: July 2, 1902 | Vojtěch Šafařík (Vojtech Safarik) | Novi Sad: October 26

57. Timoteo Bertelli

  • Bologna: October 26, 1826 celebration
  • Florence: February 6, 1905 deceased

Italian priest and mathematician (1826–1905) | Bologna: October 26, 1826 - Florence: February 6, 1905 | Timoteo Bertelli | Bologna: October 26, 1826

58. Benjamin Chew Tilghman

  • Philadelphia: October 26, 1821 celebration
  • Philadelphia: July 3, 1901 deceased

American inventor | Elliott Cresson Medal (1875) | Bristol College, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School | Philadelphia: October 26, 1821

59. Auguste Forestier

  • Ambert: October 26, 1811 celebration
  • Privas: June 28, 1873 deceased

French inventor (1811-1873) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | École des Ponts ParisTech, École polytechnique | Ambert: October 26, 1811 - Privas: June 28, 1873

60. Joseph Hansom

  • Micklegate: October 26, 1803 celebration
  • Fulham Road: June 29, 1882 deceased

English architect and inventor of the hansom cab (1803–1882) | Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Arundel Cathedral, Oxford Oratory, St Beuno’s Ignatian

61. Simon von Stampfer

  • Matrei in Osttirol: October 26, 1790 celebration
  • Vienna: November 10, 1864 deceased

Austrian mathematician (1792–1864) | Matrei in Osttirol: October 26, 1790 - Vienna: November 10, 1864 | Simon von Stampfer | Matrei in Osttirol: October 26

62. Jacob Nieuwenhuis

  • October 26, 1777 celebration

October 26, 1777 - October 31, 2005 | Jacob Nieuwenhuis | October 26, 1777 - October 31, 2005

63. Pietro Paoli

  • Livorno: October 26, 1759 celebration
  • Pisa: February 21, 1839 deceased

Italian mathematician (1759 - 1839) | University of Pisa | Livorno: October 26, 1759 - Pisa: February 21, 1839 | Pietro Paoli | Livorno: October 26, 1759

64. Vincenzo, Count Dandolo

  • Venice: October 26, 1758 celebration
  • Varese: December 12, 1819 deceased

Italian scientist (1758-1819) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | University of Padua | Venice: October 26, 1758 - Varese: December 12, 1819 | Vincenzo, Count

65. Karl Leonhard Reinhold

  • Vienna: October 26, 1757 celebration
  • Kiel: April 10, 1823 deceased

Austrian philosopher | Order of the Dannebrog, honorary doctor of the University of Jena | University of Jena | Vienna: October 26, 1757 - Kiel: April 10, 1823

66. Jean Pierre Boudet

  • Reims: October 26, 1748 celebration
  • Paris: December 18, 1828 deceased

French pharmacist and chemist (1748-1828) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Reims: October 26, 1748 - Paris: December 18, 1828 | Jean Pierre Boudet | Reims

67. Jakob Friedrich von Rösch (Jakob Friedrich von Rosch)

  • Dürrenzimmern: October 26, 1743 celebration
  • Stuttgart: January 8, 1841 deceased

German architect, mathematician and military historian (1743-1841) | Dürrenzimmern: October 26, 1743 - Stuttgart: January 8, 1841 | Jakob Friedrich von Rösch

68. Charles-François Dupuis (Charles-Francois Dupuis)

  • Trie-Château: October 26, 1742 celebration
  • Échevannes: September 29, 1809 deceased

French academic (1742-1809) | Concours général, Knight of the Legion of Honour | Collège de Lisieux, Lycée Saint-Louis | Trie-Château: October 26, 1742

69. Joan Antoni Desvalls i d’Ardena (Joan Antoni Desvalls i d'Ardena)

  • Barcelona: October 26, 1740 celebration
  • Barcelona: March 10, 1820 deceased

Spanish mathematician and physicist (1740-1820) | Barcelona: October 26, 1740 - Barcelona: March 10, 1820 | Joan Antoni Desvalls i d’Ardena (Joan Antoni

70. Jean de Noailles

  • Paris: October 26, 1739 celebration
  • Paris: October 20, 1824 deceased

scientist, knight (1739-1824) | Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, Knight of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (1762) | Paris: October 26

71. Thomas Henry

  • Wrexham: October 26, 1734 celebration
  • Manchester: June 18, 1816 deceased

Welsh surgeon and apothecary (1734-1816) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Wrexham: October 26, 1734 - Manchester: June 18, 1816 | Thomas Henry | Wrexham

72. Dimitrie Cantemir

  • Dimitrie Cantemir: October 26, 1674 celebration
  • Dmitrovsk: September 1, 1723 deceased

Prince of Moldavia | Phanar Greek Orthodox College | Dimitrie Cantemir: October 26, 1674 - Dmitrovsk: September 1, 1723 | Dimitrie Cantemir | Dimitrie

73. Johann Joachim Lange

  • Gardelegen: October 26, 1670 celebration
  • Halle (Saale): May 7, 1744 deceased

German philosopher and theologian | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Gardelegen: October 26, 1670 - Halle (Saale): May 7, 1744 | Johann Joachim

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