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Ralph Fox

American mathematician (1913-1973) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 60

Ralph Hartzler Fox was an American mathematician. As a professor at Princeton University, he taught and advised many of the contributors to the Golden Age of differential topology, and he played an important role in the modernization of knot theory and of bringing it into the mainstream.

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Awards

Guggenheim Fellowship1951

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 1973 · aged 60