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William Thurston
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American mathematician (1946–2012)
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William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician and topologist who worked in the field of mathematics. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1946, he served as a university teacher at Princeton University, the University of California, Davis, the University of California, Berkeley, and Cornell University. He was educated at the University of California, Berkeley, and New College of Florida. His doctoral advisor was Morris Hirsch.
Thurston received the Fields medal, the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry, and the Alan T. Waterman Award. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His doctoral students included Oded Schramm, David Gabai, Richard Kenyon, and Benson Farb. He died of cancer in Rochester in 2012 due to natural causes. He spoke English.
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Key facts
- Born
- William Paul Thurston , ( 1946-10-30 ) October 30, 1946, Washington, D.C. , U.S.
- Died
- August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21) (aged 65), Rochester , New York, U.S.
- Alma mater
- New College of Florida , University of California, Berkeley
- Known for
- Thurston's geometrization conjecture , Thurston's 24 questions , Thurston's theory of surfaces , Milnor–Thurston kneading theory , Orbifold , And many other concepts (linked at See also section )
- Awards
- Fields Medal (1982), Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (1976), Alan T. Waterman Award (1979), National Academy of Sciences (1983), Doob Prize (2005), Leroy P. Steele Prize (2012).
- Fields
- Mathematics
- Institutions
- Cornell University , University of California, Davis , Mathematical Sciences Research Institute , University of California, Berkeley , Princeton University , Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Institute for Advanced Study
- Thesis
- Foliations of three-manifolds which are circle bundles (1972)
- Doctoral advisor
- Morris Hirsch
- Doctoral students
- Danny Calegari , Richard Canary , Benson Farb , David Gabai , William Goldman , Richard Kenyon , Steven Kerckhoff , Yair Minsky , Igor Rivin , Oded Schramm , Richard Schwartz , Jeffrey Weeks
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- Rochester
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- New College of Florida
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- Morris Hirsch
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- William Thurston.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1946-10-30
- date of death
- 2012-08-21
- Commons category
- William Thurston
- Erdős number
- 2
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- name in native language
- William Paul Thurston
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- WikiProject Mathematics
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Encyclopedic overview
William Paul Thurston (October 30, 1946 – August 21, 2012) was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.
Thurston was a professor of mathematics at Princeton University, University of California, Davis, and Cornell University. He was also a director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute.
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