Michel Demazure

Michel Demazure (French: [dəmazyʁ]; born 2 March 1937) is a French mathematician. He made contributions in the fields of abstract algebra, algebraic geometry, and computer vision, and participated in the Nicolas Bourbaki collective. He has also been president of the French Mathematical Society and directed two French science museums.

Michel Demazure
Michel Demazure, Bures-sur-Yvette 2007
Born (1937-03-02) 2 March 1937
NationalityFrench
Alma materUniversity of Paris
Known forDemazure conjecture
Demazure module
Group scheme
Root datum
AwardsPeccot Lecture (1966)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsÉcole Polytechnique
Doctoral advisorAlexander Grothendieck
Doctoral students
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