Pierre Deligne

Pierre Deligne
Deligne in March 2005
Born	(1944-10-03) 3 October 1944 (age 79) Etterbeek, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Alma mater	Université libre de Bruxelles
Known for	Proof of the Weil conjectures Perverse sheaves Concepts named after Deligne
Awards	Abel Prize (2013) Wolf Prize (2008) Balzan Prize (2004) Crafoord Prize (1988) Fields Medal (1978)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Institute for Advanced Study Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques
Doctoral advisor	Alexander Grothendieck
Doctoral students	Lê Dũng Tráng Miles Reid Michael Rapoport

Pierre René, Viscount Deligne (French: [dəliɲ]; born 3 October 1944) is a Belgian mathematician. He is best known for work on the Weil conjectures, leading to a complete proof in 1973. He is the winner of the 2013 Abel Prize, 2008 Wolf Prize, 1988 Crafoord Prize, and 1978 Fields Medal.