Fields Medals and Nevanlinna Prize 1986

Fields Medals

Simon K. DONALDSON

born August 20, 1957, Cambridge, England
Oxford University

Received medal primarily for his work on topology of four-manifolds, especially for showing that there is a differential structure on euclidian four-space which is different from the usual structure.

Gerd FALTINGS

born July 28, 1954, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany
Princeton University

Using methods of arithmetic algebraic geometry, he received medal primarily for his proof of the Mordell Conjecture.

Michael H. FREEDMAN

born April 21, 1951, Los Angeles
University of California, San Diego

Developed new methods for topological analysis of four-manifolds. One of his results is a proof of the four-dimensional Poincaré Conjecture.

Nevanlinna Prize

Leslie VALIANT

``Valiant has contributed in a decisive way to the growth of almost every branch of the fast growing young tree of theoretical computer science, his theory of counting problems being perhaps his most important and mature work''
Volker Strassen

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Albers, Donald J.; Alexanderson, G. L.; Reid, Constance:
International mathematical congresses. An illustrated history 1893 - 1986
Rev. ed. including ICM 1986. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1986

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