Michel Kervaire date of birth:
April 26, 1927
How old was Michel Kervaire when died?
80
Where was Michel Kervaire born?
Czestochowa, Poland
When did Michel Kervaire die?
November 19, 2007
Where did Michel Kervaire die?
Geneva, Switzerland
Michel Kervaire body shape:
Average
What color are Michel Kervaire's eyes?
Blue
What color is Michel Kervaire's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Michel Kervaire gay or straight?
Straight
What is Michel Kervaire's ethnicity?
White
What is Michel Kervaire nationality?
French
What is Michel Kervaire's occupation?
Mathematician
Short Biography
Michel André Kervaire (26 April 1927 – 19 November 2007) was a French mathematician who made significant contributions to topology and algebra. He introduced the Kervaire semi-characteristic. He was the first to show the existence of topological n-manifolds with no differentiable structure (using the Kervaire invariant), and (with John Milnor) computed the number of exotic spheres in dimensions greater than four. He is also well known for fundamental contributions to high-dimensional knot theory. The solution of the Kervaire invariant problem was announced by Hopkins in Edinburgh on 21 April 2009.