Shiing-Shen Chern (October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004) was a Chinese-born American mathematician. He was regarded as one of the leaders in differential geometry of the twentieth century.

Chern received numerous honors and awards in his life, including:

1970, Chauvenet Prize, of the Mathematical Association of America;

1975, National Medal of Science[5]

1982, Humboldt Prize, Germany;

1983, Leroy P. Steele Prize, of the American Mathematical Society;

1984, Wolf Prize in Mathematics, Israel;

2002, Lobachevsky Medal;

2004 May, Shaw Prize in mathematical sciences, Hong Kong;[6]

1948, Academician, Academia Sinica;

1950, Honorary Member, Indian Mathematical Society;

1961, Member, United States National Academy of Sciences;

1963, Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences;

1971, Corresponding Member, Brazilian Academy of Sciences;

1983, Associate Founding Fellow, TWAS;

1985, Foreign Fellow, Royal Society of London, UK;

1986, Honorary Fellow, London Mathematical Society, UK;

1986, Corresponding Member, Academia Peloritana, Messina, Sicily;

1987, Honorary Life Member, New York Academy of Sciences;

1989, Foreign Member, Accademia dei Lincei, Italy;

1989, Foreign Member, Académie des sciences, France;

1989, Member, American Philosophical Society;

1994, Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences.