Preda Mihăilescu
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Preda V. Mihăilescu (born 23 May 1955) is a Romanian mathematician, best known for his proof of the 158-year-old Catalan's conjecture.
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Preda Mihăilescu | |
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Born | (1955-05-23) 23 May 1955 (age 68) Bucharest, Romania |
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
Known for | proving Catalan's conjecture |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Göttingen |
Doctoral advisor | Erwin Engeler Hendrik Lenstra |
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