Kenneth Ribet
Facts
21 properties- Instance of
- human
- Place of birth
- New York City, Brooklyn[1][6]
- Country of citizenship
- United States[8]
- Occupation
- mathematician, supervisor, university teacher
- Employer
- University of California, Berkeley (1977–present)[13]
- Citizenship
- United States
- Doctoral student
- Bjorn Poonen, Frank Calegari, Samit Dasgupta, Wên Chên Chi, San Ling, Gene Ward Smith, Elisabeth Eve Pyle, Leanne Davina Robertson, David Morgan Jones, Shuzo Takahashi, Jessica Maya Polito, János A. Csirik, Amod Agashe, David Silcan Romano, Lawren Michael Smithline, David Helm, Ron A. Fertig, Chu-Wee Lim, Jared Seth Weinstein, David Freeman, Grace Lyo, Dimitar Petkov Jetchev, David Zureick-Brown, Hwajong Yoo, George Johann Schaeffer, Michael Daub
- Languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- Erdős number
- 3.0
- Family name
- Ribet
- Interested in
- algebra
- Maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- Member of
- National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Mathematical Society (2012–present)[21][22][23]
- Name in native language
- Kenneth Ribet
- ISNI
- 0000000117598350
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3825-5098
- VIAF cluster ID
- 41912654
- Library of Congress authority ID
- n80143815
- OpenAlex ID
- A5029473852as of 2026-09-23
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- Source
- OpenAlex
- Edition
- 20260923 · as of 2026-09-23
- Licence
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Bronze
- not in the catalog
- Transform
- 4ort-mint · openalex:20260923 · version not recorded
- Image (Wikimedia Commons)
- Kenneth Alan Ribet (cropped).jpg ↗
- Academic Tree ID
- 168294
- Awards & Winners artist ID
- 043hrf
- BIBSYS ID
- 90610912
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
- 123385137
- CONOR.SI ID
- 149226595
- Canadiana Name Authority ID
- ncf11469737
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- CiNii Research ID
- 1140563741565811968
- Cyprus University of Technology ID
- 43121
- Freebase ID
- /m/043hrf
- Google Scholar author ID
- U63vv5wAAAAJ
- IMDb ID
- nm2994498
- IdRef ID
- 032335628
- MR Author ID
- 147710
- Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
- 32910
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- NACSIS-CAT author ID
- DA01792822
- NL CR AUT ID
- uk20211117245
- NLab ID
- Ken Ribet
- NUKAT ID
- n99051960
- National Academy of Sciences member ID
- 2518456
- National Library of Israel J9U ID
- 987007452154505171
- Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
- 07367138X
- Oberwolfach mathematician ID
- 5830
- Prabook ID
- 2130603
- RERO ID (legacy)
- A003742459
- Scopus author ID
- 6505956080
- TMDB person ID
- 3828438
- Treccani's Enciclopedia della Matematica ID
- ribet
- WorldCat Entities ID
- E39PBJjCP6GdGf3KqpBtrMXcfq
- X (Twitter) username
- kribet
- Yale LUX ID
- person/15afaf99-3256-4d5c-80c8-df534ab2c42d
- ZbMATH author ID
- ribet.kenneth-a
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Summary
Kenneth Ribet's place of birth was New York City[1]. He was born on June 28, 1948[2]. He worked as a mathematician[3], supervisor[4], and university teacher[5].
Body
Origins and Family
Recorded place of birth include New York City[1], a global city[25], in United States[26], founded in 1624[27] and Brooklyn[6], a borough of New York City[28], in United States[29], founded in 1634[30].
Education
Educated at Harvard University[14], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1636[33], headquartered in Cambridge[34]; Brown University[15], a private university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1765[37], headquartered in Providence[38]; and Far Rockaway High School[16], a high school[39], in United States[40], founded in 1897[41].
Career and Affiliations
Fields of work include number theory[9], a branch of mathematics[42]; mathematics[10], an academic discipline[43]; algebraic number theory[11], a branch of mathematics[44]; and algebraic geometry[12], a branch of mathematics[45]. Doctoral students include Bjorn Poonen[46], a mathematician[47], b. 1968[48], of United States[49], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[50], specialised in mathematics[51]; Frank Calegari[52], a mathematician[53], b. 1950[54], of United States[55], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[56]; Samit Dasgupta[57], a mathematician[58], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[59]; Wên Chên Chi[60]; San Ling[61]; and Gene Ward Smith[62], a mathematician[63], 1947–2021[64], of United States[65].
Recognition
Awards received include Fermat Prize[18], a science award[66], in France[67], founded in 1989[68]; Brouwer Medal[19], an award[69], in Netherlands[70], founded in 1970[71]; and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[20], a fellowship award[72].
Works and Contributions
Things named for Kenneth Ribet include Ribet's theorem[73], a theorem[74] and Herbrand–Ribet theorem[75], a theorem[76].
Why It Matters
Entities named for him include Ribet's theorem[73], a theorem[74] and Herbrand–Ribet theorem[75], a theorem[76].
His notable doctoral advisees include Bjorn Poonen[77], a mathematician[78], b. 1968[79], of United States[80], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[81], specialised in mathematics[82] and Frank Calegari[83], a mathematician[84], b. 1950[85], of United States[86], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[87].
FAQs
Where was Kenneth Ribet born?
Kenneth Ribet's place of birth was New York City[1].
What did Kenneth Ribet do for work?
Kenneth Ribet worked as mathematician[3], supervisor[4], and university teacher[5].
Where did Kenneth Ribet go to school?
Kenneth Ribet was educated at Harvard University[14], Brown University[15], and Far Rockaway High School[16].
What awards did Kenneth Ribet receive?
Honors received include Fermat Prize[18], Brouwer Medal[19], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[20].