Don Zagier
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Don Zagier is a prominent mathematician renowned for his deep contributions to number theory, particularly in the areas of modular forms, zeta functions, and arithmetic geometry.
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| Don Zagier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Zagier Context triple: [Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory, notableRecipient, Don Zagier]
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Gerhard Frey
Gerhard Frey is a German mathematician best known for his work on elliptic curves and for formulating the Frey curve, which played a key role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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B.
Gerd Faltings
Gerd Faltings is a German mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in arithmetic geometry, particularly his proof of the Mordell conjecture, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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C.
Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt is a German serial killer, also known as the "Beast of Beelitz," convicted of multiple murders committed in the early 1990s.
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D.
Ken Ribet
Ken Ribet is an American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly his proof of the epsilon conjecture, which played a crucial role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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E.
Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri is an Italian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, analysis, and the theory of minimal surfaces, and as a recipient of the Fields Medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Zagier Target entity description: Don Zagier is a prominent mathematician renowned for his deep contributions to number theory, particularly in the areas of modular forms, zeta functions, and arithmetic geometry.
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A.
Gerhard Frey
Gerhard Frey is a German mathematician best known for his work on elliptic curves and for formulating the Frey curve, which played a key role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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B.
Gerd Faltings
Gerd Faltings is a German mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in arithmetic geometry, particularly his proof of the Mordell conjecture, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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C.
Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt is a German serial killer, also known as the "Beast of Beelitz," convicted of multiple murders committed in the early 1990s.
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D.
Ken Ribet
Ken Ribet is an American mathematician known for his work in number theory, particularly his proof of the epsilon conjecture, which played a crucial role in the eventual proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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E.
Enrico Bombieri
Enrico Bombieri is an Italian mathematician renowned for his work in number theory, analysis, and the theory of minimal surfaces, and as a recipient of the Fields Medal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in mathematics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chauvenet Prize
NERFINISHED
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Cole Prize in Number Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ Ferdinand Georg Frobenius Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Alexander Beilinson
NERFINISHED
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Atle Selberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Benedict Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Deligne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-09-29 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor |
Günter Harder
NERFINISHED
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Hanns-Joachim Nastold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Collège de France
NERFINISHED
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International Centre for Theoretical Physics NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Planck Institute for Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Bonn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Zagier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic K-theory
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arithmetic geometry ⓘ mathematics ⓘ modular forms ⓘ number theory ⓘ topology ⓘ zeta functions ⓘ |
| givenName | Don NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
work on L-functions
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work on arithmetic geometry ⓘ work on modular forms ⓘ work on periods ⓘ work on polylogarithms ⓘ work on the Bloch–Kato conjectures (related aspects) ⓘ work on the theory of modular curves ⓘ work on zeta functions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academia Europaea
NERFINISHED
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Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Planck Institute for Mathematics NERFINISHED ⓘ National Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| name | Don Bernard Zagier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Maxim Kontsevich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director at Max Planck Institute for Mathematics
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professor at Collège de France ⓘ professor at University of Bonn ⓘ |
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