Jean-Pierre Serre

Jean-Pierre Serre (born 15 September 1926) is a French mathematician.

Quotes

• It strikes me that mathematical writing is similar to using a language. To be understood you have to follow some grammatical rules. However, in our case, nobody has taken the trouble of writing down the grammar; we get it as a baby does from parents, by imitation of others. Some mathematicians have a good ear; some not (and some prefer the slangy expressions such as 'iff'). That's life.
  • Jean-Pierre Serre in letter to David Goss, quoted in: David Goss. "Some Hints on Mathematical Style," at people.math.osu.edu, accessed 08.2016

• You see, some mathematicians have clear and far-ranging. "programs". For instance, Grothendieck had such a program for algebraic geometry; now Langlands has one for representation theory, in relation to modular forms and arithmetic. I never had such a program, not even a small size one.
  • An Interview with Jean-Pierre Serre - Singapore Mathematical Society

Quotes about Jean-Pierre Serre

• If Serre was a Mozart, Grothendieck was a Wagner.
  • Michael Artin, Allyn Jackson, David Mumford, and John Tate, Coordinating Editors (March 2016). "Alexandre Grothendieck 1928–2014, Part 1". Notices of the AMS 63 (3): 242-255.

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