Richard Taylor (mathematician)
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Richard Lawrence Taylor (born 19 May 1962) is a British[2] mathematician working in the field of number theory.[3] He is currently the Barbara Kimball Browning Professor in Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University.[4]
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Born | Richard Lawrence Taylor (1962-05-19) 19 May 1962 (age 62) Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British, American |
Alma mater | Clare College, Cambridge (BA) Princeton University (PhD) |
Awards | Whitehead Prize (1990) Fermat Prize (2001) Ostrowski Prize (2001) Cole Prize (2002) Shaw Prize (2007) Clay Research Award (2007) Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2015) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Institutions | University of Oxford Harvard University Institute for Advanced Study Stanford University |
Thesis | On congruences between modular forms (1988) |
Doctoral advisor | Andrew Wiles |
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Taylor received the 2002 Cole Prize, the 2007 Shaw Prize with Robert Langlands, and the 2015 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics.