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André Weil [1906–1998] was one of the great mathematicians of the XX-th century. A visionary mathematician he left fundamental contributions to the main domains of pure mathematics: Algebraic Geometry, Number Theory, Differential and Algebraic Topology, Analysis, Lie Groups and Lie Algebras. The breadth of André Weil’s mathematics is extraordinary and rare among contemporary mathematicians.
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Schlomiuk, N. (2004). André Weil: The Man and the Historian of Mathematics. In: Grattan-Guinness, I., Yadav, B.S. (eds) History of the Mathematical Sciences. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-16-3_5
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