William Thurston
Mathematician, Academic
1946 – 2012
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Who was William Thurston?
William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology. In 1982, he was awarded the Fields Medal for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds. From 2003 until his death he was a professor of mathematics and computer science at Cornell University.
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- Born
- Oct 30, 1946
Washington, D.C. - Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New College of Florida
- University of California, Berkeley
- Employment
- University of California, Berkeley
- Cornell University
- Died
- Aug 21, 2012
Rochester
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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