William Fulton (mathematician)

William Fulton
William Fulton at Oberwolfach in 2006
Born (1939-08-29) August 29, 1939
Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States
Alma materPrinceton (Ph.D.)
Brown University
AwardsLeroy P. Steele Prize (2010)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1997)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Michigan
University of Chicago
Brown University
Brandeis University
ThesisThe Fundamental Group of an Algebraic Curve (1966)
Doctoral advisor
Gerard Washnitzer
Other academic advisors
John Milnor
John Coleman Moore
Goro Shimura
Doctoral students

William Edgar Fulton (born August 29, 1939) is an American mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry.