John Tate (mathematician)

John Tate
Tate in 1993
Born
John Torrence Tate Jr.

(1925-03-13)March 13, 1925
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedOctober 16, 2019(2019-10-16) (aged 94)
Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA)
Princeton University (MA, PhD)
Known for
AwardsAbel Prize (2010)
Wolf Prize (2002/03)
Steele Prize (1995)
Cole Prize in Number Theory (1956)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsPrinceton University (1950–1953)
Columbia University (1953–1954)
Harvard University (1954–1990)
University of Texas at Austin (1990–2009)
Thesis Fourier Analysis in Number Fields and Hecke's Zeta Functions  (1950)
Doctoral advisorEmil Artin
Doctoral students

John Torrence Tate Jr. (March 13, 1925 – October 16, 2019) was an American mathematician distinguished for many fundamental contributions in algebraic number theory, arithmetic geometry, and related areas in algebraic geometry. He was awarded the Abel Prize in 2010.