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William Thurston
American mathematician (1946–2012)
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| Born | William Paul Thurston (1946-10-30)October 30, 1946 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | August 21, 2012(2012-08-21) (aged 65) Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | New College of Florida University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | Thurston's geometrization conjecture Thurston's 24 questions Thurston's theory of surfaces Milnor–Thurston kneading theory Orbifold |
| Awards | Fields Medal (1982) Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry (1976) Alan T. Waterman Award (1979) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Cornell University University of California, Davis Mathematical Sciences Research Institute University of California, Berkeley Princeton University Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | Foliations of three-manifo
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