William Thurston
American mathematician (1946-2012) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 65
William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.
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2012Died21 August 2012Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to ResearchAward2005Joseph Doob PrizeAward1986Honorary Doctorate from University of Paris-XIAward1982Fields medalAward1979Alan T. Waterman AwardAward1976Oswald Veblen Prize in GeometryAward1946Born30 October 1946
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Lived 1946 to 2012 · aged 65
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John Forbes Nash Jr.Both received Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
Cédric VillaniBoth received Joseph Doob Prize
Eric Allin CornellBoth received Alan T. Waterman Award
Laurent SchwartzBoth received Fields medal
Vladimir VoevodskyBoth received Fields medal
Karen UhlenbeckBoth received Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research