William Paul Thurston (October 30, 1946 – August 21, 2012) 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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30 October 1946 Washington, D.C., United States
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Died |
21 August 2012 (aged 65) Rochester, New York, United States
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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