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Terence Chi-Shen Tao FAA FRS (Chinese: 陶哲軒; born 17 July 1975) is an Australian-American mathematician, Fields medalist, and professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he holds the James and Carol Collins Chair in the College of Letters and Sciences.
American mathematician [195] Ralph Randles Stewart: 1890–1993: 103: American botanist [196] Dirk Jan Struik: 1894–2000: 106: Dutch-born American mathematician [197] Su Buqing (aka Su Bu-Chin) 1902–2003: 101: Chinese mathematician, educator and poet [198] F. William Sunderman: 1898–2003: 104: American physician and scientist [199] Ralph ...
The three brothers' sister Celia M. Witten earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Stanford University [10] and then an M.D. from the University of Miami. [11] Edward Witten is the son of Lorraine (born Wollach) Witten [ 12 ] and Louis Witten , a theoretical physicist specializing in gravitation and general relativity .
This is a List of Lists of mathematicians and covers notable mathematicians by nationality, ethnicity, religion, profession and other characteristics. Alphabetical lists are also available (see table to the right).
Emmy Noether has been called "the greatest woman mathematician of all time". [5] In the early 1920s she developed the modern formulation of ring theory. She is also known for a result in the calculus of variations known as Noether's theorem, which relates symmetries to conservation laws.
William Schieffelin Claytor (1908–1967), third African-American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, University of Pennsylvania [1] [2] Paul Cohen (1934–2007) Don Coppersmith (b. 1950), cryptographer, first four-time Putnam Fellow in history; Elbert Frank Cox (1895–1969), first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics, Cornell University
James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. [4] At the time of his death, Simons' net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 55th-richest person in the world. [4]
With time, he began to show considerable aptitude for scientific subjects and, inspired by Tahta, decided to study mathematics at university. [52] [53] [54] Hawking's father advised him to study medicine, concerned that there were few jobs for mathematics graduates. [55] He also wanted his son to attend University College, Oxford, his own alma ...