William Thurston

William Paul Thurston was an American mathematician. He was a pioneer in the field of low-dimensional topology and was awarded the Fields Medal in 1982 for his contributions to the study of 3-manifolds.

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Who was born first?

• William Thurston and John C. Mather were born the same year
• William Thurston and John Gribbin were born the same year
• William Thurston and Michael Green were born the same year
• William Thurston and Aziz Sancar were born the same year
• William Thurston and Gerard 't Hooft were born the same year

Timeline

1. Aziz SancarSeptember 8, 1946 – present
2. Gerard 't HooftJuly 5, 1946 – present
3. John C. MatherAugust 7, 1946 – present
4. John GribbinMarch 19, 1946 – present
5. Michael GreenMay 22, 1946 – present
6. William Thurston (this page)October 30, 1946 – August 21, 2012

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