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Shiing-Shen Chern

Shiing-Shen Chern
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Shiing-Shen Chern was a Chinese-born American mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to differential geometry and topology.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. John Archibald WheelerJuly 9, 1911 – April 13, 2008
  2. Luis Walter AlvarezJune 13, 1911 – September 1, 1988
  3. Mstislav KeldyshJanuary 28, 1911 – June 24, 1978
  4. Polykarp KuschJanuary 26, 1911 – March 20, 1993
  5. Shiing-Shen Chern (this page)October 26, 1911 – December 3, 2004
  6. William Howard SteinJune 25, 1911 – February 2, 1980

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