Benedict Gross Explained

Benedict Gross
Birth Name:Benedict Hyman Gross
Nationality:American
Fields:Mathematics
Workplaces:Harvard University
UC San Diego
Alma Mater:Harvard University
Oxford University
Doctoral Advisor:John Tate
Doctoral Students:
Known For:Gross–Zagier theorem
Gan–Gross–Prasad conjecture
Awards:Cole Prize (1987)

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]

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.[3] While at Harvard, Gross was involved in Martin Nowak's solicitation of funds from Jeffrey Epstein.[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]

Major publications

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UCSD Math | Profile for Benedict Gross. Daryl. Eisner . UCSD Math | Profile for Benedict Gross.
  2. http://www.math.harvard.edu/~gross/CV09.pdf Curriculum vitae
  3. http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2003/4/8/gross-officially-named-dean-of-the/ Gross Officially Named Dean of the College
  4. Web site: REPORT CONCERNING JEFFREY E. EPSTEIN’S CONNECTIONS TO HARVARD UNIVERSITY . ogc.harvard.edu . 2020-05-01 . 2024-08-13.
  5. Web site: It's My Turn (1980) Snake Lemma. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/etbcKWEKnvg . 2021-12-22 . live. .
  6. Web site: Benedict Gross – Miscellaneous Crew. IMDb.com.
  7. Web site: Lights, Camera and Algebraic Topology . thecrimson.com . 2003-10-23 . 2023-12-31.
  8. Web site: Benedict H. Gross . MacArthur Foundation . 2023-12-14 . 2023-12-31.
  9. https://www.ams.org/profession/prizes-awards/ams-prizes/cole-prize-number-theory Frank Nelson Cole Prize in Number Theory
  10. https://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society
  11. http://www.amacad.org/members/class_section.pdf List of Active Members by Classes
  12. http://www.scienceblog.com/community/older/2004/8/20047575.shtml National Academies news: 72 new members chosen by academy
  13. Web site: American Philosophical Society: Newly Elected – April 2017. 2017-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170915195158/https://amphilsoc.org/members/electedApril2017. 2017-09-15. dead.

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