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John Charles Fields
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John Charles Fields (1863–1932) was a Canadian mathematician born in Hamilton and died in Toronto. He held citizenship in Canada and spoke English. Fields was educated at the University of Toronto and Johns Hopkins University. His professional career included positions at the University of Toronto, Allegheny College, and Johns Hopkins University. He was a member of the Royal Society, the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the Royal Society of Canada, and the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Fields received the awards of Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His notable work includes the Fields medal. He supervised the doctoral student Samuel Beatty. Among his published works are *Proceedings of the International Mathematical Congress held in Toronto, August 11-16, 1924*, *Theory of the algebraic functions of a complex variable*, *Universities, research and brain waste*, and *Symbolic finite solutions and solutions by definite integrals of the equation ...*.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1863-05-14 ) May 14, 1863, Hamilton , Canada West
- Died
- August 9, 1932 (1932-08-09) (aged 69), Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Resting place
- Hamilton Cemetery
- Alma mater
- University of Toronto , Johns Hopkins University
- Known for
- Fields Medal , Fields Institute
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Thesis
- Symbolic Finite Solutions and Solutions by Definite Integrals of the Equation d y/dx = x y (1886)
- Doctoral students
- Samuel Beatty
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Charles
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Hamilton
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Occupation
- mathematician
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins University
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Fields medal
- Doctoral student
- Samuel Beatty
- Image
- John charles fields.jpg
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- member of
- Russian Academy of Sciences
- date of birth
- 1863-05-14
- date of death
- 1932-08-09
- Commons category
- John Charles Fields
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Charles Fields, FRS, FRSC (May 14, 1863 – August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
Career
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