Shiing-Shen Chern
Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-American mathematician and poet. He made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology. He has been called the "father of modern differential geometry" and is widely regarded as a leader in geometry and one of the greatest mathematicians of the twentieth century, winning numerous awards and recognition including the Wolf Prize and the inaugural Shaw Prize. In memory of Shiing-Shen Chern, the International Mathematical Union established the Chern Medal in 2010 to recognize "an individual whose accomplishments warrant the highest level of recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of mathematics".
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Full Name
陳省身
Date of Birth
October 26th, 1911
Age
115
Birth Place
People's Republic of China, Zhejiang
Date of Death
December 3rd, 2004
Died Aged
93
Star Sign
Scorpio
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