Phillip Griffiths

Summary

Phillip Griffiths is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Raleigh^[2]. He was born on +1938-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[6]

Key Facts

• Phillip Griffiths's place of birth was Raleigh^[2].
• Phillip Griffiths was born on +1938-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Phillip Griffiths held citizenship in United States^[7].
• Phillip Griffiths's professions included mathematician^[4].
• Phillip Griffiths worked as a university teacher^[5].
• Phillip Griffiths's field of work was mathematics^[8].
• Phillip Griffiths held the position of professor emeritus^[9].
• Among Phillip Griffiths's employers was University of Miami^[10].
• Phillip Griffiths was employed by Carnegie Corporation of New York^[11].
• Phillip Griffiths was employed by Andrew W. Mellon Foundation^[12].
• Phillip Griffiths's education included a stint at Princeton University^[13].
• Phillip Griffiths's education included a stint at Woodward Academy^[14].
• Phillip Griffiths's doctoral advisor was Donald C. Spencer^[15].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[16].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[17].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Chern Medal^[18].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Brouwer Medal^[19].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Dannie Heineman Prize^[20].
• Phillip Griffiths received the Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[21].
• Phillip Griffiths was a member of Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei^[22].
• Phillip Griffiths was a member of National Academy of Sciences^[23].
• Phillip Griffiths was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[24].
• Phillip Griffiths was a member of American Mathematical Society^[25].
• Phillip Griffiths was influenced by Shiing-Shen Chern^[26].
• Phillip Griffiths's image is recorded as Philip Griffiths.jpeg^[27].

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Origins and Family

Phillip Griffiths's place of birth was Raleigh^[2]. He was born on +1938-10-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Princeton University^[13], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1746^[30], headquartered in Princeton^[31] and Woodward Academy^[14], a school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1900^[34]. Phillip Griffiths's doctoral advisor was Donald C. Spencer^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5]. Phillip Griffiths's field of work was mathematics^[8]. Employers include University of Miami^[10], a university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1925^[37], headquartered in Coral Gables^[38]; Carnegie Corporation of New York^[11], a nonprofit organization^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1911^[41], headquartered in New York^[42]; and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation^[12], a foundation^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1969^[45], headquartered in New York City^[46]. He held the position of professor emeritus^[9]. Doctoral students include Wilfried Schmid^[47], a mathematician^[48], b. 1943^[49], of United States^[50], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[51], specialised in mathematics^[52]; Joe Harris^[53], a mathematician^[54], b. 1951^[55], of United States^[56], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[57], specialised in algebraic geometry^[58]; Howard Garland^[59]; William Woodbury Symes^[60]; David R. Morrison^[61]; and Andrew Sommese^[62].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], a fellowship grant^[63], in United States^[64], founded in 1925^[65]; Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[17], a grade of an order^[66], in Brazil^[67]; Chern Medal^[18], a mathematics award^[68], founded in 2010^[69]; Brouwer Medal^[19], an award^[70], in Netherlands^[71], founded in 1970^[72]; Dannie Heineman Prize^[20], a science award^[73], in Germany^[74]; and Wolf Prize in Mathematics^[21], a science award^[75], in Israel^[76], founded in 1978^[77].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Phillip Griffiths include AMMSI Phillip Griffiths Award^[78], an award^[79].

Why It Matters

Phillip Griffiths ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55 views/month, #7,253 of 1,000,298).^[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[80] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[81]

Entities named for him include AMMSI Phillip Griffiths Award^[78], an award^[79].

His notable doctoral advisees include Joe Harris^[82], a mathematician^[83], b. 1951^[84], of United States^[85], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[86], specialised in algebraic geometry^[87]; Wilfried Schmid^[88], a mathematician^[89], b. 1943^[90], of United States^[91], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[92], specialised in mathematics^[93]; David R. Morrison^[94], a mathematician^[95], b. 1955^[96], of United States^[97], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[98]; Mark Green^[99], a mathematician^[100], b. 1947^[101], of United States^[102], awarded the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[103], specialised in commutative algebra^[104]; and Herbert Clemens^[105], a university teacher^[106], b. 1939^[107], of United States^[108], awarded the Sloan Fellowship^[109], specialised in mathematics^[110].

FAQs

Where was Phillip Griffiths born?

Phillip Griffiths was born in Raleigh^[2].

What did Phillip Griffiths do for work?

Phillip Griffiths worked as mathematician^[4] and university teacher^[5].

Where did Phillip Griffiths go to school?

Phillip Griffiths was educated at Princeton University^[13] and Woodward Academy^[14].

What awards did Phillip Griffiths receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[16], Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit^[17], Chern Medal^[18], and Brouwer Medal^[19].