Pham Huu Tiep is remembered in mathematics for work the next generation could build on.
The record lists Pham Huu Tiep as Vietnamese American mathematician.
Pham Huu Tiep was born in 1963. His recorded nationality is Vietnam. He studied at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Modern mathematics is collaborative and increasingly computational; proofs can now run to thousands of pages or depend on machine verification.
His academic posts were held at University of Arizona.
Mathematics accumulates without discarding: a proof from two thousand years ago is still a proof.
That the work was done from Vietnam matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Pham Huu Tiep is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at University of Arizona
