The Institut des hautes études scientifiques (IHÉS; English: Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies) is a French

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supporting advanced research in mathematics and

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. It is located in Bures-sur-Yvette, just south of Paris. It is an independent research institute in a partnership with the

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History

The IHÉS was founded in 1958 by businessman and mathematical physicist Léon Motchane with the help of Robert Oppenheimer and

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as a research centre in France, modeled on the renowned

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in Princeton, United States. The strong personality of Alexander Grothendieck and the broad sweep of his revolutionizing theories were a dominating feature of the first ten years at the IHÉS.

René Thom René Frédéric Thom (; 2 September 1923 – 25 October 2002) was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958. He made his reputation as a topologist, moving on to aspects of what would be called singularity theory; he becam ...

received an invitation from IHÉS in 1963 and after his appointment remained there until his death in 2002.

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is remembered as one who had a special talent for encouraging fruitful exchanges among visitors and provoking a new and deeper insight into their ideas. The IHÉS runs a highly regarded mathematical journal, '' Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS''. IHÉS celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1998 and its 50th in 2008.

Directors

List of faculty members

Scientists associated with the IHES

Alain Connes (Fields Medal 1982), has been holding the Léon Motchane Chair since 1979. Several

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researchers are also based at the IHES: Ahmed Abbes, Cédric Deffayet, Ofer Gabber, Fanny Kassel, and Christophe Soulé.

References

External link

Official website
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