John G. Thompson

American mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1932 · age 94

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 MedalAward2008Abel PrizeAward2000National Medal of ScienceAward1992Henri Poincaré PrizeAwardWolf Prize in MathematicsAward1985Sylvester MedalAward1982Senior Berwick PrizeAward1979Fellow of the Royal SocietyAward1970Fields medalAward1965Cole Prize in AlgebraAward1932Born13 October 1932

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