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Pierre René Deligne's Birthday
October 3, 1944

Abel Prize 2013
 Happy Birthday
Deligne!

Born:   Etterbeek, Brussels
Belgium


Deligne's work brought together algebraic geometry and algebraic number theory. His honors include the Fields Medal (1978), the Crafoord Prize (1988), the Balzan Prize (2004) and the Wolf Prize (2008).
But another honor is unique.  So far as it is known, Deligne is the only mathematician in history to be commemorated by a postage stamp during his lifetime.
 
(See the 0.70 Euro, Belgium below.  Modern stamps do not have the distinctive perforations.)