Jean-Christophe Yoccoz

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birth_date = Birth date and age|1957|5|29
birth_place = France
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nationality = French
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field = Mathematics
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alma_mater = École Polytechnique
École Normale Supérieure
doctoral_advisor = Michael Herman
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known_for = Dynamical systems
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prizes = Salem Prize (1988)
Fields Medal (1994)
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Jean-Christophe Yoccoz (born May 29, 1957) is a French mathematician. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1994, for his work on dynamical systems.

Biography

Yoccoz graduated from the École Normale Supérieure with the Agrégation de Mathématiques in 1977. After completing military service in Brazil, he completed his Ph.D. under Michael Herman in 1985 at the École Polytechnique. He took up a position at University of Paris-Sud at Orsay and was awarded the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Zurich in 1994. Born on May 29, 1957 in France.

References

* [http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Yoccoz.html Biography] at University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

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NAME= Yoccoz, Jean-Christophe
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=French mathematician and Fields Medalist
DATE OF BIRTH= May 29, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH= France
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