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Christopher Hacon is a mathematician, born on February 14, 1970 in Manchester, United Kingdom. That puts Christopher Hacon at 56 years old in 2026. Education on record includes University of California, Los Angeles. Recorded honors include Cole Prize in Algebra (2009), Feltrinelli Prize (2011), Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2018) and 3 more.
My Take
Christopher Hacon fascinates me as someone who climbed to the summit of algebraic geometry, one of the hardest peaks in all of mathematics. Born in Manchester and holding British, Italian and American nationalities, he has racked up the Cole Prize, the Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics, and a Royal Society fellowship. I won't pretend to follow the proofs, but the sheer persistence required to push at questions with no guaranteed answer, for years, commands my awe. People like Hacon never trend on social media, yet they quietly expand humanity's map of what is knowable, and I find that profoundly moving.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Christopher Hacon
- Name (Japanese)
- C. ヘコン
- Reading
- C. へこん
- Born
- February 14, 1970 (age 56)
- Origin
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Dog
2. Background
- University
- University of California, Los Angeles
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Cole Prize in Algebra
- 2011 Feltrinelli Prize
- 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
- 2019 Fellow of the Royal Society
- 2016 Moore prize
- 2013 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
3. Links
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 Christopher Hacon born?
Born February 14, 1970 (age 56).
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Christopher Hacon is from Manchester, United Kingdom.
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Christopher Hacon works as mathematician.
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