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John Griggs Thompson is an American mathematician and university teacher specializing in group theory. Born in Ottawa in 1932, he earned his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Chicago, where he was advised by Saunders Mac Lane. He also studied at Yale University. His academic career includes teaching positions at Harvard University, the University of Chicago, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Florida.
Thompson is recognized for the Feit–Thompson theorem and the Feit–Thompson conjecture. He has received the Fields Medal, the Abel Prize, the National Medal of Science, and the title of Fellow of the Royal Society. He is a member of the Royal Society, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His doctoral students include Richard Lyons, Robert Griess, David Goldschmidt, and Charles Sims.
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Key facts
- Doctoral students
- R. L. Griess , Richard Lyons , Charles Sims , Nick Patterson , David Goldschmidt , David Benson
- Born
- John Griggs Thompson , ( 1932-10-13 ) October 13, 1932 (age 93) , Ottawa, Kansas , U.S.
- Education
- Yale University ( BA ), University of Chicago ( MA , PhD )
- Awards
- Cole Prize (1965), Fields Medal (1970), Fellow of the Royal Society (1979), Senior Berwick Prize (1982), Sylvester Medal (1985), Wolf Prize (1992), Poincaré Medal (1992) , National Medal of Science (2000), Abel Prize (2008), De Morgan Medal (2013)
- Fields
- Group theory
- Institutions
- Harvard University (1961–62), University of Chicago (1962–68), University of Cambridge (1968–93) , University of Florida (1993–)
- Thesis
- A Proof that a Finite Group with a Fixed-Point-Free Automorphism of Prime Order is Nilpotent (1959)
- Doctoral advisor
- Saunders Mac Lane
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ottawa
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Employer
- University of Cambridge
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Doctoral advisor
- Saunders Mac Lane
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- John Griggs Thompson.jpg
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- member of
- Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei
- date of birth
- 1932-10-13
- Commons category
- John G. Thompson
- Erdős number
- 3
- name in native language
- John Griggs Thompson
- birth name
- John Griggs Thompson
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932) is an American mathematician at the University of Florida noted for his work in the field of finite groups. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970, the Wolf Prize in 1992, and the Abel Prize in 2008.
Biography
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