Richard S. Hamilton

American mathematician (1943–2024)
Person Human Q239904

Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
December 19, 1943
Date of death
September 29, 2024
Place of birth
Cincinnati
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Field of work
mathematics[9]
Notable work
Ricci flow[15]
Doctoral advisor
Robert Gunning[14]
Doctoral student
Martin Lo, Fadi Twainy, Steven Jeffrey Altschuler, Lang-Fang Wu, Kevin Daniel Olwell, Tong Li[24][25][26][27][28][29]
Work location
New York City[33]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[34]
Birth name
Richard Streit Hamilton[35]
Different from
Richard Hamilton[37]
Erdős number
+3[38]
Family name
Hamilton[31]
Given name
Richard[32]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[39]
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Name in native language
Richard Streit Hamilton[36]
Native language
English[8]
Writing language
English[40]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Hamilton en R. S. Hamilton en Richard S. Hamilton ar ريتشارد هاميلتون cs Richard Streit Hamilton cs Richard Hamilton es Richard S. Hamilton fa ریچارد همیلتون he ריצ'רד המילטון it Richard S. Hamilton ja リチャード・S・ハミルトン ko 리처드 스트라이트 해밀턴 ko 리처드 S. 해밀턴 nl Richard S. Hamilton pl Richard Hamilton pt Richard S. Hamilton ru Ричард Гамильтон uk Річард Гамільтон (математик) zh 理查德·哈密顿
🔖 Identifiers · 27
VIAF cluster ID
113153073
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005007271
BIBSYS ID
8011
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12035471
CiNii Research ID
1140000791629494400
DDB person (GND) ID
1070666459
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Richard-Hamilton
Freebase ID
/m/038ysr
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Richard_Hamilton_-_matematiker
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IdRef ID
085160555
J9U entity ID
987007338054605171
MR Author ID
80475
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
28403
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07404766
NUKAT ID
n99032685
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074970178
Prabook ID
1948506
RERO ID (legacy)
A005923957
SBN author ID
AQ1V012255
SHARE Catalogue author ID
58992
WikiTree person ID
Hamilton-32472
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpPFwQjHV9YxmvbjK3RKd
ZbMATH author ID
hamilton.richard-s

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Summary

Richard S. Hamilton was born on December 19, 1943[1], in Cincinnati[2]. He died on September 29, 2024[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

FAQs

Where was Richard S. Hamilton born?

Richard S. Hamilton was born in Cincinnati[2].

Where did Richard S. Hamilton die?

Richard S. Hamilton died in New York City[4].

What did Richard S. Hamilton do for work?

Richard S. Hamilton worked as a mathematician[5] and university teacher[6].

Where did Richard S. Hamilton go to school?

Richard S. Hamilton was educated at Princeton University[11], Yale University[12], and Walnut Hills High School[13].

What awards did Richard S. Hamilton receive?

Honors received include Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry[16], Shaw Prize[17], Clay Research Award[18], and The Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences[19].

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  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  10. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . shawprize.org. shawprize.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . claymath.org. claymath.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . hklaureateforum.org. hklaureateforum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . ams.org. ams.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  25. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . math.columbia.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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