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Gorō Shimura

志村五郎

Japanese mathematician (1930-2019).

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Statements about Gorō Shimura

Sex or Gender

Male

Occupation

Mathematician
University Teacher

Field of Work

Number Theory
Mathematics

Country of Citizenship

Japan
United States

Date of Birth

2/23/1930

Instance Of

Human

Place of Birth

Hamamatsu
Country
:
Empire of Japan

Employer

Princeton University
(1962 - 1999)
End Cause
:
Professor Emeritus
Start Time
: 1962
End Time
: 1999
University of Osaka
(1961 - 1962)
Start Time
: 1961
End Time
: 1962
University of Tokyo
(1952 - 1957)
Start Time
: 1952
End Time
: 1957
National Center for Scientific Research
(1957 - 1958)
Start Time
: 1957
End Time
: 1958
Institute for Advanced Study
(1958 - 1959)
Start Time
: 1958
End Time
: 1959
University of Tokyo
(1959 - 1961)
Start Time
: 1959
End Time
: 1961

Educated At

University of Tokyo
(1949 - 1952)
Start Time
: 1949
End Time
: 1952

Award Received

Cole Prize in Algebra
(1976)
Point in Time
: 1976
Asahi Prize
(1991)
Point in Time
: 1991
Fujihara Award
(1995)
Point in Time
: 1995
Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement
(1996)
Point in Time
: 1996
Guggenheim Fellowship
(1970)
Point in Time
: 1970

Given Name

Gorō

Name in Kana

しむら ごろう
Applies to Name of Subject
: 志村五郎
Unnamed
:bug: P2125

Name in Native Language

志村五郎

Family Name

Shimura

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Japanese
English

Date of Death

5/3/2019

Place of Death

Osaka
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Incorrect Value
Princeton

Native Language

Japanese

Writing Language

Japanese

Ethnic Group

Japanese People
Reason for Deprecated Rank
:
Source Known to Be Unreliable

Birth Name

志村五郎
しむら ごろう

Notable Work

Described by Source

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Shimura Correspondence
Modularity Theorem
Eichler–Shimura Isomorphism
Eichler–Shimura Congruence Relation
Shimura Subgroup
Shimura Variety
Goro Shimura, 89, Mathematician With Broad Impact, Is Dead