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John G. Thompson

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American mathematician

United StatesAcademicsBorn 1932 · age 93
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John Griggs Thompson 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.

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2013De Morgan Medal
2008Abel Prize
2000National Medal of Science
1992Henri Poincaré Prize
1992Wolf Prize in Mathematics
1985Sylvester Medal
1982Senior Berwick Prize
1979Fellow of the Royal Society
1970Fields medal
1965Cole Prize in Algebra

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Peter ScholzeAlso won Cole Prize in AlgebraMaxim KontsevichAlso won Henri Poincaré PrizeKaren UhlenbeckAlso won Abel PrizeArthur CayleyAlso won De Morgan MedalShing-Tung YauAlso won Wolf Prize in MathematicsMartin HairerAlso won Fields medal

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Born 1932 · age 93
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