Richard Thomas

Summary

Richard Thomas is a human^[1]. He was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2]. He worked as a mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Richard Thomas was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Richard Thomas held citizenship in United Kingdom^[6].
• Richard Thomas worked as a mathematician^[3].
• Richard Thomas worked as a university teacher^[4].
• Richard Thomas's field of work was mathematics^[7].
• Among Richard Thomas's employers was Imperial College London^[8].
• Richard Thomas's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[9].
• Richard Thomas's doctoral advisor was Simon Donaldson^[10].
• Richard Thomas received the Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[11].
• Richard Thomas received the Whitehead Prize^[12].
• Richard Thomas received the Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[13].
• Richard Thomas received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[14].
• Richard Thomas received the Fröhlich Prize^[15].
• Richard Thomas was a member of Royal Society^[16].
• Richard Thomas was a member of Academia Europaea^[17].
• Richard Thomas was a member of American Mathematical Society^[18].
• Richard Thomas's image is recorded as Richard Thomas, mathematician.jpg^[19].
• Richard Thomas is recorded as male^[20].
• Richard Thomas's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Richard Thomas supervised Jørgen Vold Rennemo as a doctoral student^[22].
• Richard Thomas supervised Julius Ross as a doctoral student^[23].
• Richard Thomas supervised Thomas Hodge as a doctoral student^[24].
• Richard Thomas supervised Ed Paul Segal as a doctoral student^[25].
• Richard Thomas supervised Jacopo Stoppa as a doctoral student^[26].
• Richard Thomas supervised James J. A. Otterson as a doctoral student^[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Richard Thomas was born on +1972-00-00T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Richard Thomas was educated at University of Oxford^[9]. His doctoral advisor was Simon Donaldson^[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4]. Richard Thomas's field of work was mathematics^[7]. Among his employers was Imperial College London^[8]. Doctoral students include Jørgen Vold Rennemo^[22], a mathematician^[28], b. 1989^[29], of Norway^[30]; Julius Ross^[23]; Thomas Hodge^[24], b. 1979^[31], of United Kingdom^[32]; Ed Paul Segal^[25]; Jacopo Stoppa^[26], a mathematician^[33], b. 1981^[34], of Italy^[35]; and James J. A. Otterson^[27].

Recognition

Awards received include Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[11], a science award^[36], in United Kingdom^[37]; Whitehead Prize^[12], a science award^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 1979^[40]; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[13], a fellowship award^[41]; Fellow of the Royal Society^[14], a fellowship award^[42], in United Kingdom^[43]; and Fröhlich Prize^[15], an award^[44].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Richard Thomas include Donaldson–Thomas theory^[45].

Why It Matters

Richard Thomas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for him include Donaldson–Thomas theory^[45].

FAQs

What did Richard Thomas do for work?

Richard Thomas worked as mathematician^[3] and university teacher^[4].

Where did Richard Thomas go to school?

Richard Thomas was educated at University of Oxford^[9].

What awards did Richard Thomas receive?

Honors received include Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship^[11], Whitehead Prize^[12], Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^[13], and Fellow of the Royal Society^[14].