David Mumford
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Summary
David Mumford was born in Worth[1]. He has worked as a mathematician[2] and university teacher[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (884 views/month, #7,195 of 1,000,298).[4]
Key Facts
- Child: Steve Mumford[5]
- Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[6], United States[7]
- Field of work: algebraic geometry[8]
- Employer: Brown University[9], Harvard University[10]
- Educated at: Harvard University[11], Phillips Exeter Academy[12]
- Doctoral advisor: Oscar Zariski[13]
- Award received: Fields medal[14], MacArthur Fellows Program[15], Shaw Prize[16], National Medal of Science[17], Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship[18], BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award[19], honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology[20], Wolf Prize in Mathematics[21], Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics[22], The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences[23], Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[24], Foreign Member of the Royal Society[25], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[26]
- Sex or gender: male[27]
- Doctoral student: Malka Elisheva Schaps[28], Emma Previato[29], Henry C. Pinkham[30], Michael Stillman[31], Jonathan Wahl[32], Avner Ash[33], Kathryn Leonard[34], Song-Chun Zhu[35], Henri Gillet[36], Tadao Oda[37], Ching-Li Chai[38], Joel Lawrence Roberts[39], Steven Thomas Smith[40], Gaile Gibson Gordon[41]
Why It Matters
David Mumford has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] He is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
His notable doctoral advisees include Song-Chun Zhu[44], a statistician[45], b. 1968[46], of People's Republic of China[47], awarded the J. K. Aggarwal Prize[48], specialised in statistics[49]; Emma Previato[50], a mathematician[51], 1952–2022[52], of United States[53], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[54], specialised in mathematics[55]; Kathryn Leonard[56], a mathematician[57], of United States[58]; and Mark Jay Nitzberg[59], a computer scientist[60], b. 1961[61], specialised in informatics[62].
FAQs
Where was David Mumford born?
David Mumford's place of birth was Worth[1].
What did David Mumford do for work?
David Mumford worked as a mathematician[2] and university teacher[3].
Where did David Mumford go to school?
David Mumford was educated at Harvard University[11] and Phillips Exeter Academy[12].
What awards did David Mumford receive?
Honors received include Fields medal[14], MacArthur Fellows Program[15], Shaw Prize[16], and National Medal of Science[17].