Ngo Bao Chau

Mathematician

Birthday June 28, 1972

Birth Sign Cancer

Birthplace Hanoi, Vietnam

Age 52 years old

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About

Vietnamese-born mathematician who was awarded the Fields Medal for his work on proving the fundamental lemma. He became a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago in 2010.

Before Fame

He won two gold medals in the International Mathematical Olympiad when he was a high school student.

Trivia

He received the Clay Research Award in 2004 and the Oberwolfach Prize in 2007.

Family Life

He was born in Hanoi, Vietnam to a physics professor father and a physician mother.

Associated With

He and Paul Cohen were both recipients of the Fields Medal in mathematics.