Biography

Who is Alexandre Grothendieck? is a projected 3-volume biography of Alexandre Grothendieck.

Volume I: Anarchy (W. Scharlau) covers the story of Grothendieck's parents and his life 1928-1948.

Volume II: Mathematics (L. Schneps) covers Grothendieck's life and mathematics in 1948-1970.

Volume III: Spirituality (W. Scharlau) covers the years 1970-1991.

Volume I is complete and available in German and English. Volume III is complete and available in German. Volume II is in preparation.

The chapters of Volume II will appear here as they are written. Comments are welcome!

    Foreword
    Chapter 1: Mathematics and Creativity
    Chapter 2: Country Mouse, City Mouse: 1945-1948
    Chapter 3: From Student to Celebrity: 1949-1952
   

Mathematics

A collection of articles about the nature of Grothendieck's mathematics and his style and influence as a mathematician is presently in the process of being refereed.

    Grothendieck and functional analysis by Joe Diestel
    Grothendieck et la théorie des schémas par Michel Raynaud
    On Grothendieck's work on the Fundamental Group by Jaap Murre
    Did earlier thoughts inspire Grothendieck? by Frans Oort
    My introduction to schemes and functors by David Mumford
    Grothendieck et la cohomologie étale par Luc Illusie
    L'influence d'Alexandre Grothendieck en K-théorie algébrique et en K-théorie topologique par Max Karoubi
    Descent by Carlos Simpson
    A biographical reading of the Grothendieck-Serre correspondence by Leila Schneps
    A country of which nothing is known but the name: Grothendieck and motives by Pierre Cartier

Forthcoming: R. Hartshorne, S. Kleiman, W. Messing