In the history of mathematics, Shigefumi Mori is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Shigefumi Mori as Japanese mathematician.
Shigefumi Mori was born at Nagoya in 1951. His recorded nationality is Japan. He studied at Kyoto University and Tōkai Junior and Senior High School.
Twentieth-century mathematics became abstract and highly specialised, and its methods reached into physics, economics and computing.
His academic posts were held at Kyoto University, Nagoya University and University of Utah.
The recorded fields of work are algebraic geometry.
Mathematical work is judged by whether anyone can build on it, and that judgement takes decades.
Recognition followed: Fields medal (1990) and Cole Prize in Algebra (1990).
That the work was done from Japan matters: mathematical training, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Shigefumi Mori is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Fields medal — 1990
- Cole Prize in Algebra — 1990
- Held posts at Kyoto University, Nagoya University and University of Utah
- Fields: algebraic geometry
