David Mumford
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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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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.
David Mumford. "'All men are created equal'?," at dam.brown.edu/people/mumford/blog, June 16, 2015.
John Tate and I were asked by Nature magazine to write an obituary for Alexander Grothendieck.
David Mumford. "Can one explain schemes to biologists," at dam.brown.edu/people/mumford/blog, December 14, 2014.
In the winter of 2008, Jenifer and I visited Chennai Mathematical Institute. This remarkable Institute is the creation of Seshadri.
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Kip S. ThorneAlso won Shaw Prize
John MilnorAlso won Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition
James A. RobinsonAlso won honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
James P. AllisonAlso won BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Maxim KontsevichAlso won The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences
Michael FreedmanAlso won Fields medalAbout this person
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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