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William Thurston

Mathematics

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.

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Birth Year
1946 1
Death Date
2012-08-21 1
Death Year
2012 1
Death Place
Rochester, United States 1
Nationality
United States 1
Birthplace
Washington, D.C., United States 1
Field
Field (category)
Mathematics 1
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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
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William 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.
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