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John T. Tate
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Memorial Page for John T. Tate

Mar 13, 1925 – Oct 16, 2019(94 years)Died in:Lexington, Middlesex County

American mathematician

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Occupation(2)

mathematicianuniversity teacher

Awards(6)

Guggenheim FellowshipAbel PrizeCole Prize in Number TheoryWolf Prize in MathematicsSteele Prize for Lifetime AchievementFellow of the American Mathematical Society

Education(3)

Princeton UniversityHarvard UniversitySt. Paul Academy and Summit School

John Tate (* March 13, 1925 in Minneapolis; † October 16, 2019 in Lexington) was an american mathematician. He was 94 years old. His education included Princeton University, Harvard University and St. Paul Academy and Summit School. He received 6 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, Abel Prize.

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Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin County

1925

Harvard University

1942

until 1946

Princeton University

1946

until 1950

Princeton University

1950

until 1953

Columbia University

1953

until 1954

Harvard University

1954

until 1990

Cole Prize in Number Theory

1956

Guggenheim Fellowship

1967

University of Texas at Austin

1990

until 2009

Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement

1995

Wolf Prize in Mathematics

2002

Abel Prize

2010

Fellow of the American Mathematical Society

2013

Died in Lexington, Middlesex County

2019

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John T. Tate. Forever remembered.