John G. Thompson
John Thompson | |
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Thompson in 2007 | |
| Born | John Griggs Thompson October 13, 1932 Ottawa, Kansas, U.S. |
| Education | Yale University (BA) University of Chicago (MA, PhD) |
| Awards | Cole Prize (1965) Fields Medal (1970) Fellow of the Royal Society (1979) Senior Berwick Prize (1982) Sylvester Medal (1985) Wolf Prize (1992) Poincaré Medal (1992) National Medal of Science (2000) Abel Prize (2008) De Morgan Medal (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Group theory |
| Institutions | Harvard University (1961–62) University of Chicago (1962–68) University of Cambridge (1968–93) University of Florida (1993–) |
| Thesis | A Proof that a Finite Group with a Fixed-Point-Free Automorphism of Prime Order is Nilpotent (1959) |
Doctoral advisor | Saunders Mac Lane |
Doctoral students | R. L. Griess Richard Lyons Charles Sims Nick Patterson David Goldschmidt |
John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932) is an American mathematician at the University of Florida noted for his work in the field of finite groups. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1970, the Wolf Prize in 1992, and the Abel Prize in 2008.