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Wu-Chung Hsiang

Taiwanese mathematician · United States · On the map · Academics · Born 1935 · age 91

Wu-Chung Hsiang is a Taiwanese mathematician and topologist. He was highly influential in the field of differential topology as a professor at Yale University and then Princeton University, where he was the chairman of the mathematics department from 1982 to 1985.

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A typical day, 30 days to 23 June 2026

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Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences1989
Guggenheim Fellowship

About this person

He has been described as one of the most influential topologists of the second half of the 20th century.

Country
United States
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1935 · age 91