Credit: AZ Goriely
Fellow
Elected: 1989
For his beautiful and unexpected proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem which is one of the most important mathematical achievements of the 20th century.
In the field of mathematics.
In recognition of his achievements in number theory, in particular Fermats Last Theorem and his achievements in algebraic number theory particularly the celebrated main conjecture on cyclotomic fields.
For proof of Fermat's Last Theorem.
In the field of mathematics for spectacular contributions to number theory and related fields, major advances on fundamental conjectures, and for settling Fermat's last theorem.