Michel Demazure

Michel Demazure
Michel Demazure, Bures-sur-Yvette 2007
Born	(1937-03-02) 2 March 1937 (age 87) Neuilly-sur-Seine
Nationality	French
Alma mater	University of Paris
Known for	Demazure conjecture Demazure module Group scheme Root datum
Awards	Peccot Lecture (1966)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	École Polytechnique
Doctoral advisor	Alexander Grothendieck
Doctoral students	Guy Rousseau

Michel Demazure (French: [dəmazyʁ]; born 2 March 1937)^[1] is a French mathematician. He made contributions in the fields of abstract algebra, algebraic geometry, and computer vision, and participated in the Nicolas Bourbaki collective. He has also been president of the French Mathematical Society and directed two French science museums.