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Michael Freedman

Mathematics

Michael Freedman is an American mathematician at Microsoft Station Q, a research group at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In 1986 he was awarded the Fields Medal for his work on the four dimensional generalized Poincare conjecture, and he has also worked on systolic geometry and the E8 manifold.

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Birth Year
1951 1
Nationality
United States 1
Notable Work
Poincaré conjecture 1
Birthplace
Los Angeles, United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Physics 1
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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1. Michael Freedman (Wikidata)
  • P27 (country of citizenship): United States
    Q30
  • P19 (place of birth): Los Angeles, United States
    Q65
  • P800 (notable work): Poincaré conjecture
    Q203586
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Michael Freedman (Wikipedia)
  • Works In: Mathematics, Infobox, fields
    Infobox fields: Mathematics
  • Member Of: Institute for Advanced Study, Infobox, workplaces
    Infobox workplaces: Microsoft Station Q; UC Santa Barbara; UC San Diego; Institute for Advanced Study; UC Berkeley
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