Maxim Kontsevich
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Maxim Kontsevich is a renowned Russian-French mathematician celebrated for his groundbreaking work in areas such as deformation quantization, mirror symmetry, and algebraic geometry.
All labels observed (2)
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| Maxim Kontsevich canonical | 10 |
| Kontsevich | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxim Kontsevich Context triple: [Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, notableRecipient, Maxim Kontsevich]
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Vladimir Drinfeld
Vladimir Drinfeld is a Ukrainian-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in quantum groups, the Langlands program, and algebraic geometry, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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B.
Mikhail Gromov
Mikhail Gromov was a pioneering Soviet test pilot and aviation commander renowned for his record-setting long-distance flights and major contributions to early Soviet aeronautics.
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C.
Mikhail Gromov
Mikhail Gromov is a prominent Russian-French mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in geometry, particularly in metric geometry, symplectic geometry, and geometric group theory.
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Vladimir Voevodsky
Vladimir Voevodsky was a Russian-American mathematician renowned for his work in algebraic geometry and homotopy theory, and for founding the field of motivic cohomology, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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E.
Georgiy Gromov
Georgiy Gromov is an actor known for appearing in the science fiction war film "The Darkest Hour."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maxim Kontsevich Target entity description: Maxim Kontsevich is a renowned Russian-French mathematician celebrated for his groundbreaking work in areas such as deformation quantization, mirror symmetry, and algebraic geometry.
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A.
Vladimir Drinfeld
Vladimir Drinfeld is a Ukrainian-American mathematician renowned for his foundational work in quantum groups, the Langlands program, and algebraic geometry, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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B.
Mikhail Gromov
Mikhail Gromov is a prominent Russian-French mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in geometry, particularly in metric geometry, symplectic geometry, and geometric group theory.
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C.
Mikhail Gromov
Mikhail Gromov was a pioneering Soviet test pilot and aviation commander renowned for his record-setting long-distance flights and major contributions to early Soviet aeronautics.
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D.
Vladimir Voevodsky
Vladimir Voevodsky was a Russian-American mathematician renowned for his work in algebraic geometry and homotopy theory, and for founding the field of motivic cohomology, for which he received the Fields Medal.
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E.
Georgiy Gromov
Georgiy Gromov is an actor known for appearing in the science fiction war film "The Darkest Hour."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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mathematician ⓘ university professor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
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Crafoord Prize in Mathematics ⓘ
linked to:
Crafoord Prize
Fields Medal ⓘ Henri Poincaré Prize ⓘ Otto Neugebauer Prize ⓘ Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Don Zagier
ⓘ
Edward Witten ⓘ Yan Soibelman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
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Russia ⓘ |
| employer | Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Russian ⓘ |
| familyName |
Kontsevich
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linked to:
Maxim Kontsevich
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| fieldOfWork |
algebraic geometry
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category theory ⓘ deformation quantization ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ mathematics ⓘ mirror symmetry ⓘ symplectic geometry ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| givenName | Maxim ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ Russian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
French Academy of Sciences
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linked to:
Académie des Sciences
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques faculty ⓘ National Academy of Sciences of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
National Academy of Sciences
Royal Society ⓘ |
| name | Maxim Kontsevich ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
Kontsevich–Soibelman wall-crossing formula
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linked to:
Donaldson–Thomas theory
graph complex techniques in deformation quantization ⓘ homological mirror symmetry ⓘ
linked to:
homological mirror symmetry conjecture
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| notableStudent | Dmitry Kaledin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kontsevich deformation quantization
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Kontsevich integral of knots ⓘ formality theorem for deformation quantization of Poisson manifolds ⓘ homological mirror symmetry conjecture ⓘ work on Hodge structures and periods ⓘ work on motivic integration ⓘ |
| occupation |
mathematician
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university teacher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Bures-sur-Yvette ⓘ |
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Subject: Maxim Kontsevich Description of subject: Maxim Kontsevich is a renowned Russian-French mathematician celebrated for his groundbreaking work in areas such as deformation quantization, mirror symmetry, and algebraic geometry.
Referenced by (11)
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linked to: Maxim Kontsevich