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In what field did André Weil primarily work?

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André Weil was a French mathematician who worked primarily in number theory. He is best known for his work on the Weil conjectures, a series of statements about the cohomology of algebraic varieties that have had a profound impact on number theory and algebraic geometry. Weil was also a major contributor to the development of algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry.
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