Philipp Habegger

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Philipp Habegger
Born (1978-07-23) July 23, 1978 (age 45)
NationalitySwiss
Alma mater University of Basel
Scientific career
Fields Mathematics
Institutions University of Basel
University of Zurich
ETH Zurich
Thesis Heights and Multiplicative Relations on Algebraic Varieties (2007)
Doctoral advisor David Masser

Philipp Habegger (born 23 July 1978) is a Swiss [1] mathematician and a professor of mathematics at the University of Basel who works in Diophantine geometry.

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Early life and education

Habegger was born on 23 July 1978. [1] He received his Ph.D. under the supervision of David Masser at the University of Basel in 2007. [2]

Career

From 2008 to 2010, Habegger was a ETH Fellow at ETH Zurich. [1] He moved to the University of Zurich for a lectureship position in 2010. [1] In 2013, he was a von Neumann Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study. [3] As of 2021, Habegger is a professor of mathematics at the University of Basel. [4]

Research

Habegger's research focuses on height functions and their applications to unlikely intersections. [3]

Selected publications

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Philipp Habegger. November 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. Philipp Habegger at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. 1 2 "Philipp Habegger". Institute for Advanced Study . 9 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. "Philipp Habegger". University of Basel (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2021.