Biography:Benedict Gross
Benedict Gross | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University Oxford University |
| Known for | Gross–Zagier theorem Gan–Gross–Prasad conjecture |
| Awards | Cole Prize (1987) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Harvard University UC San Diego |
| Doctoral advisor | John Tate |
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Benedict Hyman Gross is an American mathematician who is a professor at the University of California San Diego,[1] the George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at Harvard University, and former Dean of Harvard College.[2]
He is known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross–Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which he researched with Don Zagier.
Education and Professional career
Gross graduated from The Pingry School, a leading independent school in New Jersey, in 1967 as the valedictorian. In 1971, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. He then received an M.Sc. from Oxford University as a Marshall Scholar in 1974 before returning to Harvard and completing his Ph.D. in 1978, under John Tate.[2][3]
After holding faculty positions at Princeton University and Brown University, Gross became a tenured professor at Harvard in 1985[2] and remained there subsequently, as Dean of Harvard College from 2003 to 2007.[4]
Benedict Gross was the mathematical consultant for the 1980 film It's My Turn containing the scene[5] in which actress Jill Clayburgh, portraying a mathematics professor, impeccably proves the snake lemma.[6][7]
Awards and honors
Gross is a 1986 MacArthur Fellow.[8]
Gross, Zagier, and Dorian M. Goldfeld won the Cole Prize of the American Mathematical Society in 1987 for their work on the Gross–Zagier theorem.[9] In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[10]
Gross was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992[11] and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004.[12] He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2017.[13]
He was named as a Harvard University Professor from 2011 to 2016 for his distinguished scholarship and professional work.[citation needed]
Major publications
- Gross, Benedict H.; Harris, Joe. Real algebraic curves. Ann. Sci. École Norm. Sup. (4) 14 (1981), no. 2, 157–182.
- Gross, Benedict H. Heights and the special values of L-series. Number theory (Montreal, Que., 1985), 115–187, CMS Conf. Proc., 7, Amer. Math. Soc., Providence, RI, 1987.
- Gross, Benedict H. A tameness criterion for Galois representations associated to modular forms (mod p). Duke Math. J. 61 (1990), no. 2, 445–517.
- Gross, Benedict H.; Prasad, Dipendra. On the decomposition of a representation of SOn when restricted to SOn−1. Canad. J. Math. 44 (1992), no. 5, 974–1002.
- Gross, Benedict H.; Zagier, Don B. Heegner points and derivatives of L-series. Invent. Math. 84 (1986), no. 2, 225–320.
- Gross, B.; Kohnen, W.; Zagier, D. Heegner points and derivatives of L-series. II. Math. Ann. 278 (1987), no. 1-4, 497–562.
- Gan, Wee Teck; Gross, Benedict H.; Prasad, Dipendra. Symplectic local root numbers, central critical L values, and restriction problems in the representation theory of classical groups. Sur les conjectures de Gross et Prasad. I. Astérisque No. 346 (2012), 1–109. ISBN:978-2-85629-348-5
See also
References
- ↑ Eisner <deisner@ucsd.edu>, Daryl. "UCSD Math | Profile for Benedict Gross". http://www.math.ucsd.edu/people/profiles/benedict-gross/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Curriculum vitae from Gross' web site at Harvard, retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ Benedict Gross at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ Gross Officially Named Dean of the College, Harvard Crimson, April 8, 2003; Gross Stretches to Prepare for New Roles, Harvard Crimson, May 16, 2003; With Goals Accomplished, Gross Leaves Overhauled College: His efforts were to 'improve the undergraduate experience,' dean says, Harvard Crimson, June 29, 2007; Exit Gross, Harvard Crimson, September 21, 2007.
- ↑ "It's My Turn (1980) Snake Lemma". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etbcKWEKnvg.
- ↑ "Benedict Gross – Miscellaneous Crew". IMDb.com. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0343328/.
- ↑ "Lights, Camera and Algebraic Topology". 2003-10-23. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/10/23/lights-camera-and-algebraic-topology-imagine/.
- ↑ "Benedict H. Gross". 2023-12-14. https://www.macfound.org/fellows/class-of-1986/benedict-h-gross.
- ↑ Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory, AMS, retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society, retrieved 2013-01-19.
- ↑ List of Active Members by Classes , American Academy of Arts and Sciences, retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ National Academies news: 72 new members chosen by academy , The National Academies, April 2004, retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "American Philosophical Society: Newly Elected – April 2017". https://amphilsoc.org/members/electedApril2017.
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