Joseph Oesterlé | |
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Born | 1954 (age 69–70)
Alsace, France |
Alma mater | Paris-Sud 11 University [1] |
Known for | abc conjecture |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | Pierre and Marie Curie University |
Doctoral students | Loïc Merel |
Joseph Oesterlé (born 1954) is a French mathematician who, along with David Masser, formulated the abc conjecture which has been called "the most important unsolved problem in diophantine analysis". [2] [3]
He is a member of Bourbaki. [4]