David Mumford

British/American mathematician · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Born 1937 · age 89

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.

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2015“On a more personal note, I see many similarities between India's Dalit problems and the African-American problems that have rocked the US since its beginnings.”In their words16 June 2015David Mumford. "'All men are created equal'?," at dam.brown.edu/people/mumford/blogRead the whole statement

“I am accustomed, as a professional mathematician, to living in a sort of vacuum, surrounded by people who declare with an odd sort of pride that they are mathematically illiterate.”In their wordsDavid Mumford, cited in: Michael Harris (2015), Mathematics without Apologies: Portrait of a Problematic Vocation. p. 5Read the whole statement

2014“John Tate and I were asked by Nature magazine to write an obituary for Alexander Grothendieck.”In their words14 December 2014David Mumford. "Can one explain schemes to biologists," at dam.brown.edu/people/mumford/blogRead the whole statement

2013Fellow of the American Mathematical SocietyAward2012BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge AwardAward2009Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied MathematicsAwardNational Medal of ScienceAward2008“In the winter of 2008, Jenifer and I visited Chennai Mathematical Institute. This remarkable Institute is the creation of Seshadri.”In their wordsRead the whole statement

Foreign Member of the Royal SocietyAwardWolf Prize in MathematicsAward2007Steele Prize for Mathematical ExpositionAward2006Shaw PrizeAwardThe Shaw Prize in Mathematical SciencesAward2003Josiah Willard Gibbs LectureshipAward1987MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1974Fields medalAward1937Born11 June 1937