Nicolas Bergeron, the chief editor of publications at l’IHES and a respected professor at Sorbonne University, is sad about the mathematical world.
Nicolas Bergeron Obituary:
The math community at the Institute for Advanced Study (IHES) grieves the late Nicolas Bergeron, a renowned mathematician whose departure has created a significant hole in the discipline. Nicolas enormously contributed to the IHES, the Sorbonne, and the École Normale Supérieure – Paris Sciences & Lettres (ENS-PSL). His legacy will motivate mathematicians for many years to come.
As a member of the Department of Mathematics and Applications at ENS-PSL and a professor at Sorbonne University, Nicolas Bergeron solidified his standing as a prominent player in the next generation of mathematical talent, greatly aided by his enthusiasm for information sharing and teamwork. This legacy will continue to influence the field’s future. We are reminded of Nicolas Bergeron’s enormous influence on the field of mathematics and the innumerable people he touched along the road as the IHES community considers his life and accomplishments. All those who had the honor of knowing him will carry his spirit with them even if he is no longer with us—the mathematical community.
His classmates and coworkers respected and idolized him because of his unwavering commitment to mathematics, intellect, and enthusiasm for the subject. Nicolas Bergeron significantly influenced the course of Publications mathématiques de l’IHES during his tenure as Editor-in-Chief from 2019 to 2022. His plan to move the magazine to diamond open access reflects his long-term legacy of increasing the accessibility and inclusivity of mathematical scholarship.
Nicolas Bergeron made essential advances in number theory and geometry via his studies. His contributions to the relationship between these two fields are impressive, especially the way he worked with Zhiyuan Li, John Millson, and Colette Moeglin to prove the Lefschetz-Noether hypothesis for quasi-polarized K3 surface moduli spaces. Besides his scholarly accomplishments, Nicolas Bergeron was renowned for his kindness, modesty, and readiness to guide budding mathematicians.
The next generation of mathematical talent was greatly aided by his enthusiasm for information sharing and teamwork, a legacy that will continue to influence the field’s future. We are reminded of Nicolas Bergeron’s enormous influence on the field of mathematics and the innumerable people he touched along the road as the IHES community considers his life and accomplishments. All those who had the honor of knowing him will carry his spirit with them even if he is no longer with us.
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