John Charles Fields
Canadian mathematician (1863–1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Charles Fields, FRS (May 14, 1863 – August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician. He is the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding works in mathematics.[1]
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John Charles Fields | |
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Born | (1863-05-14)May 14, 1863 |
Died | August 9, 1932(1932-08-09) (aged 69) Toronto, Ontario |
Nationality | Canadian |
Known for | Fields Medal, Fields Institute |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mathematics |
Thesis | Symbolic Finite Solutions and Solutions by Definite Integrals of the Equation dny/dxn = xmy (1886) |
Doctoral students | Samuel Beatty |
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