Centre for Grothendieckian Studies

The Centre for Grothendieckian Studies (CSG) is a research centre of the Grothendieck Institute,  with a dedicated mission to honour the memory of Alexander Grothendieck, an influential mathematician, thinker and writer of the 20th century. Through extensive efforts, we strive to enlarge the accessibility of his remarkable scientific and cultural heritage to experts and the general public while disseminating his groundbreaking ideas.

The CSG offers a valuable online resource featuring extensive surveys and catalogues of Grothendieck’s works as well as of modern Grothendieckian scholarship. This dynamic database provides summaries and digital access to a wide range of materials, including catalogues, unpublished works, bibliographic references, editorial projects, transcriptions, ongoing research, events, and much more. Explore our vibrant community, and get in touch!

As an institutional repository and online platform for materials relating to Alexander Grothendieck, the CSG’s website represents an international point of reference for Grothendieckian studies. We welcome contributions from any individuals or institutions that share our goal of disseminating Grothendieck’s works. Please contact us if you wish to share any documents, personal testimonies or works concerning A. Grothendieck; we will acknowledge all contributors in the Credits page.

Activities of the CSG

Website

Comprehensive information accessible online on Grothendieck's works and Grothendieck's secondary literature.

Divulgative action

Blog with news around Grothendieck, and organization of scientific dissemination events, including a biannual symposium. 

Journal

Construction of a biennial journal, the Quaderni del Centro di Studi Grothendieckiani, which will notably publish the Proceedings of the CSG Symposia.

Editorial program

Coordination of editions of unpublished Grothendieck manuscripts, either mathematical, literary, philosophical, ethical or sociological.

International cooperation

Collaborative work by an international team of top scholars with unique expertise relevant for the valorisation of Alexander Grothendieck's cultural heritage.

Historical and archivistic research

Historical studies and search for new materials (manuscripts, lessons, videos, audios) by A. Grothendieck or, more generally, related to his work. 

Philosophical and mathematical work

Development of new trends in philosophy,  mathematics, epistemology and ontology inspired by  Grothendieck’s methods and his universal, general, vision of culture.

Interdisciplinary reflection

Research around central themes in Grothendieck’s thinking: ethics, ecology, connections between the arts and the sciences, the psychology of creativity, community construction, spirituality. 

Transcriptions

Deciphering and high-quality retyping of unpublished manuscripts of A. Grothendieck and diffusion of these transcriptions through the CSG's website (upon consent of the right holders). 

Website

Website

Comprehensive information accessible online on Grothendieck's works and Grothendieck's secondary literature.

Divulgative action

Divulgative action

Blog with news around Grothendieck, and organization of scientific dissemination events, including a biannual symposium. Divulgative action

Journal

Journal

Construction of a biennial journal, the Quaderni del Centro di Studi Grothendieckiani (QCSG), which will notably publish the Proceedings of the biennial CSG Symposia. Journal

Editorial program

Editorial program

Coordination of editions of unpublished Grothendieck manuscripts, either mathematical, literary, philosophical, ethical or sociological. Editorial program

International cooperation

International cooperation

Collaborative work by an international team of top scholars with unique expertise relevant for the valorisation of Alexander Grothendieck's cultural heritage. International cooperation

Historical and archivistic research

Historical and archivistic research

Historical studies and search for new materials (manuscripts, lessons, videos, audios) by A. Grothendieck or, more generally, related to his work.  Historical and archivistic research

Philosophical and meta-mathematical work

Philosophical and meta-mathematical work

Development of new trends in philosophy,  mathematics, epistemology and ontology inspired by  Grothendieck’s methods and his universal, general, vision of culture. Philosophical and meta-mathematical work

Interdisciplinary reflection

Interdisciplinary reflection

Research around central themes in Grothendieck’s thinking: ethics, ecology, connections between the arts and the sciences, the psychology of creativity, community construction, spirituality.  Interdisciplinary reflection

Transcriptions

Deciphering and high-quality retyping of unpublished manuscripts of A. Grothendieck, and free diffusion of these transcriptions through the CSG's website.  Transcriptions

Comprehensive information accessible online on Grothendieck’s works and Grothendieck’s secondary literature.

Blog with news around Grothendieck, and organization of scientific dissemination events, including a biannual symposium. 

Construction of a biannual journal, the Quaderni del Centro di Studi Grothendieckiani (QCSG), which will notably publish the “Proceedings” of the biannual symposia organized by the CSG.

Coordination of editions of unpublished Grothendieck manuscripts, either mathematical, literary, philosophical, ethical or sociological.

Collaborative work by an international team of top scholars with unique expertise relevant for the valorisation of Alexander Grothendieck’s cultural heritage.

Historical studies and search for new materials (manuscripts, lessons, videos, audios) by A. Grothendieck or, more generally, related to his work. 

Development of new trends in philosophy,  mathematics, epistemology and ontology inspired by  Grothendiecks methods and his universal, general, vision of culture.

Philosophical and meta-mathematical work

Research around central themes in Grothendieck’s thinking: ethics, ecology, connections between the arts and the sciences, the psychology of creativity, community construction, spirituality. 

Deciphering and high-quality retyping of unpublished manuscripts of A. Grothendieck, and free diffusion of these transcriptions through the CSG’s website. 

News and Events

Highlights

Grothendieck as educator: a case study

In October 1978, Grothendieck prepared an information sheet entitled “En Guise de Programme” to outline the intentions of his planned course, “Introduction to Research,” for fourth-year students in Montpellier. Join us as we discover Grothendieck as an educator and the influence this document had on his later style and interests.

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Highlights

Grothendieck as educator: a case study

In October 1978, Grothendieck prepared an information sheet entitled “En Guise de Programme” to outline the intentions of his planned course, “Introduction to Research,” for fourth-year students in Montpellier. Join us as we discover Grothendieck as an educator and the influence this document had on his later style and interests.

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