Enrico Bombieri is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Enrico Bombieri as Italian mathematician (1940-).
Enrico Bombieri was born at Milan in 1940. His recorded nationality is Italy. He studied at University of Milan.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Institute for Advanced Study and University of Pisa.
The recorded fields of work are partial differential equation, number theory and mathematics.
Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
The honours record reads: Fields medal (1974), Balzan Prize (1980), Joseph Doob Prize (2008) and King Faisal International Prize in Science (2010).
That the work was done from Italy matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Achievements
- Fields medal — 1974
- Balzan Prize — 1980
- Joseph Doob Prize — 2008
- King Faisal International Prize in Science — 2010
- Crafoord Prize in Mathematics — 2020
- Held posts at Institute for Advanced Study and University of Pisa
- Fields: partial differential equation, number theory and mathematics
