Nathan Dunfield

American mathematician
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Nathan Dunfield

Summary

Nathan Dunfield is a human[1]. Born in Ann Arbor[2], he… he was born on 1975[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ann Arbor[2], Nathan Dunfield…
  • Nathan Dunfield was born on 1975[3].
  • Nathan Dunfield held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Nathan Dunfield's professions included mathematician[4].
  • Nathan Dunfield's field of work was geometric group theory[7].
  • Nathan Dunfield was employed by California Institute of Technology[8].
  • Among Nathan Dunfield's employers was University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9].
  • Nathan Dunfield was employed by University of Illinois system[10].
  • Nathan Dunfield's education included a stint at University of Chicago[11].
  • Nathan Dunfield's doctoral advisor was Peter Shalen[12].
  • Nathan Dunfield's doctoral advisor was Melvin Gordon Rothenberg[13].
  • Nathan Dunfield received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].
  • Nathan Dunfield was a member of American Mathematical Society[15].
  • Nathan Dunfield is recorded as male[16].
  • Nathan Dunfield's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised Vaibhav S. Gadre as a doctoral student[18].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised Jonah Sinick as a doctoral student[19].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised BoGwang Jeon as a doctoral student[20].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised Brian Benson as a doctoral student[21].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised Xinghua Gao as a doctoral student[22].
  • Nathan Dunfield supervised Malik Obeidin as a doctoral student[23].
  • Nathan Dunfield's given name is recorded as Nathan[24].
  • Nathan Dunfield's official website is recorded as https://nmd.web.illinois.edu/[25].
  • Nathan Dunfield's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Ann Arbor[2], Nathan Dunfield… he was born on 1975[3].

Education

Nathan Dunfield was educated at University of Chicago[11]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Shalen[12], a mathematician[27], b. 1944[28], of United States[29], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[30], specialised in topology[31] and Melvin Gordon Rothenberg[13], a researcher[32], 1934–2023[33], of United States[34].

Career and Affiliations

Nathan Dunfield worked as a mathematician[4]. His field of work was geometric group theory[7]. Employers include California Institute of Technology[8], a university[35], in United States[36], founded in 1891[37], headquartered in California[38]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], a public research university[39], in United States[40], founded in 1867[41]; and University of Illinois system[10], a state university system[42], in United States[43], founded in 1867[44], headquartered in Urbana[45]. Doctoral students include Vaibhav S. Gadre[18], Jonah Sinick[19], BoGwang Jeon[20], Brian Benson[21], Xinghua Gao[22], and Malik Obeidin[23].

Recognition

Nathan Dunfield received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].

Why It Matters

Nathan Dunfield ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

FAQs

Where was Nathan Dunfield born?

Born in Ann Arbor[2], Nathan Dunfield…

What did Nathan Dunfield do for work?

Nathan Dunfield worked as mathematician[4].

Where did Nathan Dunfield go to school?

Nathan Dunfield was educated at University of Chicago[11].

What awards did Nathan Dunfield receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[14].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . nmd.web.illinois.edu. nmd.web.illinois.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [15] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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