William Paul Thurston (1946 to 2012) was an American mathematician and a pioneer of low-dimensional topology, awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of three-manifolds. He held professorships at Princeton University, the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University, and directed the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.
Facts
Death PlaceRochester, United States 1 BirthplaceWashington, D.C., United States 1 Field
Field (category) Connections
Member Of
Source William Thurston (Wikipedia)
Source William Thurston (Wikipedia)
Works In
Source William Thurston (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Nationality
Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.
Source William Thurston (Wikidata)
Sources
1. William Thurston (Wikidata)
P570 (date of death): year
+2012-08-21T00:00:00Z
P570 (date of death): full date
+2012-08-21T00:00:00Z
P27 (country of citizenship): United States
Q30
P20 (place of death): Rochester, United States
Q49218
P19 (place of birth): Washington, D.C., United States
Q61
View the SourceWilliam Thurston (Wikipedia)
Member Of: Institute for Advanced Study, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: Cornell University; University of California, Davis; Mathematical Sciences Research Institute; University of California, Berkeley; Princeton University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Institute for Advanced Study
Member Of: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Infobox, workplaces
Infobox workplaces: Cornell University; University of California, Davis; Mathematical Sciences Research Institute; University of California, Berkeley; Princeton University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Institute for Advanced Study
Works In: Mathematics, Lead sentence
William Paul Thurston (October 30, 1946August 21, 2012) was an American mathematician.
View the SourceReader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.