Education
In 1971 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University.
mathematician university professor
In 1971 he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Harvard University.
He is known for his work in number theory, particularly the Gross–Zagier theorem on L-functions of elliptic curves, which he researched with Don Zagier. He then received an Master of Science from Oxford University in 1974 before returning to Harvard and completing his Doctor of Philosophy in 1978, under John Tate. After holding faculty positions at Princeton University and Brown University, Gross became a tenured professor at Harvard in 1985 and has remained there ever since, as Dean of Harvard College from 2003 to 2007.
One of his past Doctor of Philosophy students was Noam Elkies.
Benedict Gross was the mathematical consultant for the 1980 film lieutenant"s My Turn containing the famous scene in which Jill Clayburgh impeccably proves the snake lemma.
American Mathematical Society. National Academy of Sciences. American Academy of Arts and Sciences]
He was elected as a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1992 and as a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2004.