Marcel Berger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Berger

French mathematician

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1927

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 15-Oct-2016

Profession: mathematician, university teacher

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Marcel Berger (14 April 1927 – 15 October 2016) was a French mathematician, doyen of French differential geometry, and a former director of the Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques (IHÉS), France.
Formerly residing in Le Castera in Lasseube, Berger was instrumental in Mikhail Gromov's accepting positions both at the University of Paris and at the IHÉS.