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Biography
Occupation(3)
Awards(6)
Oswald Veblen Prize in GeometryAlan T. Waterman AwardFields medalhonorary doctorate from University of Paris-XIJoseph Doob PrizeSteele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
William Thurston (* 30. October 1946 in Washington, D.C.; † 21. August 2012 in Rochester) was an american mathematician. He was 65 years old. His education included University of California, Berkeley and New College of Florida. He received 6 awards, including Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry, Alan T. Waterman Award. His cause of death was cancer.
Life Events
14 Events1946
Born in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
1972
Institute for Advanced Study
until 1973
1973
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
until 1974
1974
Princeton University
until 1992
1976
Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry
1979
Alan T. Waterman Award
1982
Fields medal
1986
honorary doctorate from University of Paris-XI
1992
University of California, Berkeley
until 1997
1996
University of California, Davis
until 2003
2003
Cornell University
until 2012
2005
Joseph Doob Prize
2012
Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research
2012