Jean-Christophe Yoccoz

Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
Jean-Christophe Yoccoz
Born	(1957-05-29) May 29, 1957 Paris, France
Nationality	French
Fields	Mathematics
Alma mater	École Normale Supérieure École Polytechnique Paris-Sud 11 University Collège de France
Doctoral advisor	Michael Herman
Doctoral students	Sylvain Crovisier Ricardo Pérez-Marco
Known for	Dynamical systems
Notable awards	Salem Prize (1988) Fields Medal (1994)

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 was an IMO-1973 silver medal winner and won a gold medal at IMO-1974. He attended the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He 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. He is currently Professor at the Collège de France.

References

• Biography at University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

External links

• O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Jean-Christophe Yoccoz", MacTutor History of Mathematics archive, University of St Andrews .
• Jean-Christophe Yoccoz at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
• Jean-Christophe Yoccoz's results at the International Mathematical Olympiad