Spencer Bloch
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Spencer Bloch is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and K-theory, particularly in the study of algebraic cycles and motives.
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| Spencer Bloch canonical | 4 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spencer Bloch Context triple: [Alexander Beilinson, coAuthor, Spencer Bloch]
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Barry Mazur
Barry Mazur is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in number theory and arithmetic geometry, particularly in the development of the theory of modular forms and contributions to the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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B.
Max Karoubi
Max Karoubi is a French mathematician known for his influential work in K-theory and its applications to topology and geometry.
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C.
Jürgen Neukirch
Jürgen Neukirch was a German mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic number theory and for authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
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D.
Pierre Deligne
Pierre Deligne is a Belgian mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in algebraic geometry and number theory, including his proof of the Weil conjectures.
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E.
David Mumford
David Mumford is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and for receiving the Fields Medal in 1974.
- 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: Spencer Bloch Target entity description: Spencer Bloch is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and K-theory, particularly in the study of algebraic cycles and motives.
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A.
Barry Mazur
Barry Mazur is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in number theory and arithmetic geometry, particularly in the development of the theory of modular forms and contributions to the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.
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B.
Max Karoubi
Max Karoubi is a French mathematician known for his influential work in K-theory and its applications to topology and geometry.
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C.
Jürgen Neukirch
Jürgen Neukirch was a German mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic number theory and for authoring widely used textbooks in the field.
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D.
Pierre Deligne
Pierre Deligne is a Belgian mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in algebraic geometry and number theory, including his proof of the Weil conjectures.
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E.
David Mumford
David Mumford is an American mathematician renowned for his influential work in algebraic geometry and for receiving the Fields Medal in 1974.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mathematician
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human ⓘ mathematician ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | mathematics ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
arithmetic geometry
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modern algebraic geometry ⓘ motivic cohomology theory ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
foundations of motivic cohomology
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relations between K-theory and regulators ⓘ relations between algebraic cycles and L-functions ⓘ |
| familyName | Bloch ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
algebraic K-theory
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algebraic cycles ⓘ algebraic geometry ⓘ motives ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Spencer ⓘ |
| hasConceptNamedAfter |
Bloch group
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Bloch regulator ⓘ Bloch’s conjecture ⓘ
linked to:
Bloch’s conjecture on Chow groups
Bloch’s higher Chow groups ⓘ |
| hasNotability | renowned in algebraic geometry and K-theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Grothendieck
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K-theory of Daniel Quillen ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to the theory of algebraic cycles
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development of higher Chow groups ⓘ work relating K-theory and regulators ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Spencer Bloch ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Bloch regulator
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Bloch’s conjecture on algebraic cycles ⓘ
linked to:
Bloch’s conjecture on Chow groups
Bloch’s higher Chow groups ⓘ work in algebraic K-theory ⓘ work on algebraic cycles ⓘ work on motives ⓘ |
| notableWork |
introduction of higher Chow groups
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papers on algebraic cycles and K-theory ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| researchArea |
Hodge theory of algebraic varieties
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motivic cohomology ⓘ special values of L-functions ⓘ |
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