Bernard Dwork

Bernard Dwork (1923–2019) was an influential American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and algebraic geometry. He made significant strides in the study of p-adic analysis and the theory of Diophantine equations, particularly through his work on p-adic cohomology and the Dwork hypothesis. Dwork is perhaps best recognized for the Dwork hypersurface, a concept in algebraic geometry that connects the fields of number theory and algebraic geometry.