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 +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a mathematician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Born in Ann Arbor[2], Nathan Dunfield…
  • Nathan Dunfield was born on +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[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 ISNI is recorded as 0000000353403834[24].
  • Nathan Dunfield's ORCID iD is recorded as 0000-0002-9152-6598[25].
  • Nathan Dunfield's Mathematics Genealogy Project ID is recorded as 38330[26].
  • Nathan Dunfield's given name is recorded as Nathan[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Ann Arbor[2], Nathan Dunfield… he was born on +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Nathan Dunfield was educated at University of Chicago[11]. Doctoral advisors include Peter Shalen[12], a mathematician[28], b. 1944[29], of United States[30], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[31], specialised in topology[32] and Melvin Gordon Rothenberg[13], a researcher[33], 1934–2023[34], of United States[35].

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[36], in United States[37], founded in 1891[38], headquartered in California[39]; University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign[9], a public research university[40], in United States[41], founded in 1867[42]; and University of Illinois system[10], a state university system[43], in United States[44], founded in 1867[45], headquartered in Urbana[46]. 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 (4 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].

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  10. [10] . ORCID Public Data File 2023. Retrieved . pub.orcid.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  21. [15] . ams.org. Retrieved . ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  16. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [35] . 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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