# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-mumford
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:40:13.347Z

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name: "David Mumford"
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description: "David Bryant Mumford is an American mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry and then for research into vision and pattern theory. He won the Fields Medal and was a MacArthur Fellow. In 2010 he was awarded the National Medal of Science. He is currently a University Professor Emeritus in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University."
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birthDate: "1937-06-11"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump