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History of algebraic geometry over finite fields

My question is of historical nature: when did mathematicians start studying algebraic geometry over finite fields in a systematic way, and who were the main driving forces ? Did it start with Weil (...
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Algebraic geometry over the complex numbers, and beyond

My question basically is very simple: when did mathematicians start to do algebraic geometry "outside the complex numbers" ? In the old days, algebraic geometry was solely done over the ...
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