Benedict Gross

Benedict Gross

Benedict Gross (born June 22, 1950) is a professor of mathematics at Harvard University and former Dean of Harvard College.

In 1971 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University. He then received an M.Sc. from Oxford University in 1974 before returning to Harvard and completing his Ph.D. in 1978, under John Tate.

He is known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross-Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which was work with Don Zagier.

He became a tenured professor at Harvard in 1985 and has remained there ever since, as Dean of Harvard College from 2003 to 2007. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2004.

One of his most famous Ph.D. students is Noam Elkies.

External links

* [http://www.math.harvard.edu/~gross/ Benedict Gross's Harvard University homepage]
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