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Vaughan Jones

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New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist (1952-2020)

New ZealandAcademicsLived 1952 to 2020 · aged 67
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Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990.

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2018Honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
2013Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
2009Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎
2002Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
1992Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science
1992Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
1991Rutherford Medal
1991honorary doctor of the University of Auckland
1990Fields medal
1986Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the Royal Society
Onsager Medal
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society

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Alan MacDiarmidAlso won Rutherford MedalMichael AtiyahAlso won Honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of WalesIngrid DaubechiesAlso won Onsager MedalPeter SnellAlso won Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritRobert WinstonAlso won honorary doctor of the University of AucklandRodney BrooksAlso won Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

About this person

Country
New Zealand
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1952 to 2020 · aged 67
Written about in
25 languages

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