John Charles Fields
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]
John Charles Fields | |
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 John Charles Fields | |
| Born | May 14, 1863 |
| Died | August 9, 1932 (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 |
References
- "John Fields - The Mathematics Genealogy Project". mathgenealogy.org. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
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