André Weil

André Weil was a French mathematician, born in 1906, known for foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry and counted among the most influential mathematicians of the twentieth century. After teaching for a year at Aix-Marseille University he taught for six years at the University of Strasbourg. He then returned to the United States and taught at the University of Chicago from 1947 to 1958, before moving to the Institute for Advanced Study, where he spent the remainder of his career. His daughter Sylvie Weil has written a memoir of life with him and his wife Simone.