Preda Mihăilescu
Preda Mihăilescu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 May 1955 Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | ETH Zürich |
| Known for | proving Catalan's conjecture |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Göttingen |
| Doctoral advisor | Erwin Engeler Hendrik Lenstra |
Preda V. Mihăilescu (born 23 May 1955) is a Romanian mathematician, best known for his proof of the 158-year-old Catalan's conjecture.