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German Mathematician Gerd Faltings Wins 2026 Abel Prize

3/20/2026

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Gerd Faltings, a German mathematician, has been awarded the 2026 Abel Prize for arithmetic geometry, notably for proving the Mordell conjecture in 1983.
Faltings' theorem shows some equations have finitely many rational solutions.
The ceremony will be in Oslo on May 26, 2026, with approximately 670,000 euros as the prize.
Faltings is the first German to receive the Abel Prize.

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Gerd Faltings, a German mathematician, has been awarded the 2026 Abel Prize for arithmetic geometry, notably for proving the Mordell conjecture in 1983.
Faltings' theorem shows some equations have finitely many rational solutions.
The ceremony will be in Oslo on May 26, 2026, with approximately 670,000 euros as the prize.
Faltings is the first German to receive the Abel Prize.