Shiing-Shen Chern

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Mathematician
gptkbp:academic_advisor gptkb:Hermann_Weyl
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Chern_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1911-10-04
gptkbp:death_date 2004-12-03
gptkbp:field gptkb:Mathematics
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:analysis
gptkb:Quantum_Mechanics
gptkb:string_theory
gptkb:statistical_mechanics
gptkb:general_relativity
algebraic geometry
Riemannian geometry
geometry
mathematical physics
algebraic topology
topological groups
mathematical analysis
mathematical logic
probability theory
differential equations
functional analysis
functional equations
stochastic processes
dynamical systems
complex geometry
symplectic geometry
differential topology
noncommutative geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shiing-Shen Chern
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Mikhail_Gromov
gptkb:Shlomo_Sternberg
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:David_Hilbert
gptkb:Henri_Poincaré
gptkbp:known_for Chern classes
Chern-Gauss-Bonnet theorem
gptkbp:nationality Chinese
gptkbp:notable_students gptkb:Mikhail_Gromov
gptkb:Shlomo_Sternberg
gptkb:Yau_Shing-Tung
Gang Tian
Huang Shouhong
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Professor
gptkbp:research_focus gptkb:topology
differential geometry
mathematical physics
gptkbp:research_institutes gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:Institute_for_Advanced_Study
gptkb:Nankai_University
gptkbp:residence gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chern_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6