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Born on June 22, 1950 in South Orange, New Jersey, United States, Benedict Gross was a mathematician, university teacher and scientist. Death is recorded on December 2025, at the age of 75. Benedict Gross was educated at University of Oxford. Listed accolades include MacArthur Fellows Program, Cole Prize in Number Theory, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and 1 more.
My Take
What strikes me about Benedict Gross is the rare blend he embodied: a deep number theorist celebrated with the Cole Prize and a MacArthur Fellowship, yet also a leader who served as Dean of Harvard College. That combination is unusual. Mathematicians of his caliber often retreat into pure research, but Gross clearly cared about mentoring and institution-building too. I find that admirable. His passing in late 2025 closes a long, distinguished arc that ran from Oxford to Harvard to UC San Diego, and I respect that he gave as much to students and colleagues as he did to the abstract beauty of numbers.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benedict Gross
- Name (Japanese)
- ベネディクト・グロス
- Reading
- べねでぃくと・ぐろす
- Born
- June 22, 1950 – December 2025
- Origin
- South Orange, New Jersey, United States
- Occupation
- mathematician / university teacher / scientist
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- University of Oxford
Awards & achievements
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Cole Prize in Number Theory
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2013 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
3. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.math.harvard.edu/~gross/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict%20Gross
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249115
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Benedict Gross born?
Benedict Gross was born on June 22, 1950.
When did Benedict Gross die?
Benedict Gross died on December 2025, aged 75.
Where was Benedict Gross from?
Benedict Gross was from South Orange, New Jersey, United States.
What did Benedict Gross do?
Benedict Gross worked as mathematician, university teacher, scientist.
Where did Benedict Gross study?
Benedict Gross attended University of Oxford.
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