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François Loeser

b. 1958

French mathematician

Mathematician University teacher
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About François Loeser

Born 1958. François Loeser is a French mathematician and university teacher, known for Motivic Integration.

He was awarded the CNRS Silver Medal in 2011 and the Charles-Louis de Saulces de Freycinet Prize of the French Academy of Sciences in 2007. He was awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator Grant in 2010 and has been a Plenary Speaker at the European Congress of Mathematics in Amsterdam in 2008. In 2014 Loeser was an Invited Speaker at the International Congresses of Mathematicians in Seoul. In 2015 he was elected as a fellow of the American Mathematical Society "for contributions to algebraic and arithmetic geometry and to model theory". He was elected member of Academia Europaea in 2019. In 2025-26, he was awarded the Jacques Tits Chair founded by the Belgian Mathematical Society.

He is a specialist of algebraic geometry and is best known for his work on motivic integration, part of it in collaboration with Jan Denef.

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Important facts

Born
25 August 1958, Mulhouse
Birth century
20th century
Occupation
Mathematician, university teacher
Nationality
France
Known for
Motivic Integration
Education
École Normale Supérieure, University of Paris, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Pierre-and-Marie-Curie University
Employers
Pierre and Marie Curie University, Sorbonne University
Awards
CNRS silver medal; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

People in François Loeser's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Jacques Tits
Jacques Tits
1930 – 2021
Mathematician
 Portrait of Jan Denef
Jan Denef
b. 1951
Mathematician

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped François Loeser's

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Borys Paton
1918 – 2020
Metallurgist
 Portrait of Derek Barton
Derek Barton
1918 – 1998
Chemist
 Portrait of Kai Siegbahn
Kai Siegbahn
1918 – 2007
Physicist
 Portrait of Lloyd Geering
Lloyd Geering
b. 1918
Academic
 Portrait of Martin Ryle
Martin Ryle
1918 – 1984
Astronomer
 Portrait of David Blackwell
David Blackwell
1919 – 2010
Mathematician

Frequently asked questions

Who is François Loeser?

French mathematician

When was François Loeser born?

François Loeser was born on 25 August 1958 in Mulhouse.

What is François Loeser's occupation?

François Loeser is a mathematician and university teacher.

What is François Loeser known for?

François Loeser is known for Motivic Integration.

What nationality is François Loeser?

François Loeser is French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: François Loeser

· Wikidata: Q470460

· DBpedia: François Loeser

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