Jacques Tits#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 11 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | MATHEMATICS |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
| Homepage(s): | http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Tits.html |
Jacques Tits passed away December 5, 2021.
Positions Held
- 2000 Professor Emeritus
- 1974 - 2000 Collège de France in Paris
- 1964 - 1974 University of Bonn
- 1962 - 1964 Université Libre de Bruxelles and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- 1950 PhD.
Fields of Scholarship
- Tits buildings
- Tits alternative
- Tits group
- Geometry
- Group theory
Honours and Awards
- 2008 Abel Prize
- 1996 DVR Cantor Medal
- 1993 Wolf Prize
- 1993 LMS Honorary Member
- 1985 Speaker at Groups St Andrews
- 1964, 1973 BMC plenary speaker
- 1962, 1974 International Congress Speaker
