11 Facts About Shinichi Mochizuki

Shinichi Mochizuki is a Japanese mathematician working in number theory and arithmetic geometry.

Shinichi Mochizuki is one of the main contributors to anabelian geometry.

Shinichi Mochizuki's contributions include his solution of the Grothendieck conjecture in anabelian geometry about hyperbolic curves over number fields.

Shinichi Mochizuki developed inter-universal Teichmuller theory, which has attracted attention from non-mathematicians due to claims it provides a resolution of the abc conjecture.

Shinichi Mochizuki was born to parents Kiichi and Anne Mochizuki.

Shinichi Mochizuki's father was Fellow of the Center for International Affairs and Center for Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.

Shinichi Mochizuki completed his senior thesis, titled "Curves and their deformations," under the supervision of Gerd Faltings.

Shinichi Mochizuki remained at Princeton for graduate studies and received his Ph.

Shinichi Mochizuki was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1998.

In September 2018, Shinichi Mochizuki posted a report on his work by Peter Scholze and Jakob Stix, which asserted that the third preprint contains an irreparable flaw; he posted several documents containing his rebuttal of their criticism.

The special issue containing Shinichi Mochizuki's articles was published on March 5,2021.