Serge Lang
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Serge Lang was a prominent mathematician specializing in number theory.
He made significant contributions to algebraic geometry, diophantine geometry, and analytic number theory.
Lang authored numerous influential mathematics textbooks, with his work "Algebra" being particularly renowned.
He was known for his prolific writing and his distinctive, concise teaching style.
Lang served as a professor at Yale University and was a member of the Bourbaki group.
His approach to mathematics education was sometimes controversial, emphasizing rigor and abstraction.
Lang's work continues to influence mathematics education and research long after his passing in 2005.
