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John G. Thompson

  • Ottawa: October 13, 1932 celebration
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    John G. Thompson  

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    John G. Thompson

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    John Griggs Thompson  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Ottawa: October 13, 1932  

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  • engineering Field of Work

    1. mathematics
    2. group theory
     

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  • school Education

    1. Yale University
    2. University of Chicago
    3. Ottawa High School
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Cole Prize in Algebra (1965)
    2. Henri Poincaré Prize (1992)
    3. Fields medal (1970)
    4. Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1992)
    5. Fellow of the Royal Society (1979)
    6. National Medal of Science (2000)
    7. Abel Prize (2008)
    8. De Morgan Medal (2013)
    9. Sylvester Medal (1985)
    10. Senior Berwick Prize (1982)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

    1. Feit–Thompson theorem
    2. Feit–Thompson conjecture
    3. Thompson factorization
    4. Thompson order formula
    5. Thompson subgroup
    6. Thompson transitivity theorem
    7. Thompson uniqueness theorem
     
  • American mathematician | Cole Prize in Algebra (1965), Henri Poincaré Prize (1992), Fields medal (1970), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1992), Fellow of the Royal

1. Jessamyn Fairfield

  • October 13, 1984 celebration

American physicist and comedian | University of California, Berkeley | October 13, 1984 - Nice: January 29, 1891 | Jessamyn Fairfield | October 13, 1984

2. Shravan M. Haldhar

  • October 13, 1979 celebration

Agriculture Leadership Award (2019) | Rajasthan College of Agriculture, College of Agriculture | October 13, 1979 - Leányfalu: January 9, 1962 | Shravan M.

3. Margit Sutrop

  • Tartu: October 13, 1963 celebration

Estonian philosopher | Order of the White Star, 4th Class, Concord Award (2006) | Miina Härma Gymnasium, University of Tartu | Tartu: October 13, 1963

4. Pauleen Bennett

  • Ivanhoe: October 13, 1963 celebration

Australian psychologist | La Trobe University | Ivanhoe: October 13, 1963 - São Vicente: February 29, 1972 | Pauleen Bennett | Ivanhoe: October 13, 1963

5. Donniel Hartman

  • New York City: October 13, 1958 celebration

Israeli rabbi and philosopher | Yeshivat Har Etzion, Netiv Meir Yeshiva, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, New York University | New York City: October 13, 1958

6. Michel Brion

  • October 13, 1958 celebration

French mathematician | Alexandre Joannidès prize (2010), CNRS silver medal (1999), CNRS silver medal (1998) | École Normale Supérieure | October 13, 1958

7. Future Man

  • Hampton: October 13, 1957 celebration

American inventor, musician, and composer | Norfolk State University | Hampton: October 13, 1957 - August 11, 2008 | Future Man | Hampton: October 13, 1957

8. Colin Adams

  • October 13, 1956 celebration

American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9. Geórgios Stravakákis (Georgios Stravakakis)

  • Christos: October 13, 1954 celebration
  • Athens: February 27, 2015 deceased

Greek politician and physicist | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Christos: October 13, 1954 - Athens: February 27, 2015 | Geórgios

10. Claude Ribbe

  • Paris: October 13, 1954 celebration

French writer | École Normale Supérieure | Paris: October 13, 1954 - Vasa parish: January 25, 1966 | Claude Ribbe | Paris: October 13, 1954 - Vasa parish

11. Silvio Micali

  • Palermo: October 13, 1954 celebration

Italian-American computer scientist | Gödel Prize (1993), ACM Fellow (2017), BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award (2017), Turing Award (2012), IACR

12. Jeremy Waldron

  • Invercargill: October 13, 1953 celebration

New Zealand legal philosopher | honorary doctor of the University of Otago (2005), Fellow of the British Academy (2011) | Lincoln College, University of Otago

13. Tejinder Virdee

  • Nyeri: October 13, 1952 celebration

British physicist | Knight Bachelor, Fellow of the Royal Society (2012), honorary doctorate of Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 (2013), Panofsky Prize (2017)

14. Jesús Conill (Jesus Conill)

  • October 13, 1952 celebration

Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Valencia | October 13, 1952 - April 9, 2003 | Jesús Conill (Jesus Conill) | October 13, 1952 - April 9, 2003

15. O. A. Donskikh

  • Saint Petersburg: October 13, 1952 celebration

Russian philosopher | Novosibirsk State University | Saint Petersburg: October 13, 1952 - September 8, 1993 | O. A. Donskikh | Saint Petersburg: October 13

16. Carlos Aragão (Carlos Aragao)

  • Rio de Janeiro: October 13, 1951 celebration

Brazilian scientist and physicist | Princeton University, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro: October 13, 1951 - Palo Alto: March 26, 2011

17. Teresa Riera

  • Barcelona: October 13, 1950 celebration

Spanish politician | University of Barcelona, University of the Basque Country | Barcelona: October 13, 1950 - Le Taillan-Médoc: August 28, 1563 | Teresa

18. Aleksey Semyonov

  • Moscow: October 13, 1950 celebration

Russian mathematician | Russian Federation Presidential Certificate of Gratitude, Russian President's Prize in the field of education, Honoured Higher

19. Andreas Solymosi

  • Budapest: October 13, 1947 celebration

mathematician | Budapest: October 13, 1947 - Borth: August 30, 1979 | Andreas Solymosi | Budapest: October 13, 1947 - Borth: August 30, 1979

20. Aleksandr Bulatov

  • Vladivostok: October 13, 1945 celebration

Russian economist | Moscow State University Faculty of Economics | Vladivostok: October 13, 1945 - July 10, 1915 | Aleksandr Bulatov | Vladivostok: October 13

21. Chems Eddine Chitour

  • Bordj Bou Arréridj: October 13, 1944 celebration

Algerian engineer | Jean Monnet University, National Polytechnic School | Bordj Bou Arréridj: October 13, 1944 - Belgrade: March 12, 2003 | Chems Eddine

22. Joseph A. Thas

  • Dilbeek: October 13, 1944 celebration

Belgian mathematician | Euler Medal (1994), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Ghent University | Dilbeek: October 13, 1944 - Paris: December 10, 1788

23. Zdzisław Pawlak (Zdzislaw Pawlak)

  • October 13, 1942 celebration

October 13, 1942 - Poznań: October 12, 2000 | Zdzisław Pawlak (Zdzislaw Pawlak) | October 13, 1942 - Poznań: October 12, 2000

24. Lluís Clavell Ortiz-Repiso (Lluis Clavell Ortiz-Repiso)

  • Barcelona: October 13, 1941 celebration

Spanish priest and university professor | Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, University of Navarre, University of Barcelona, Pontifical Lateran University

25. Jan Jagielski

  • October 13, 1937 celebration

Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis, Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award (2005), Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the

26. V. I. Diskant

  • Kadiivka: October 13, 1934 celebration
  • Cherkasy: January 21, 2014 deceased

Ph.D. Novosibirsk State University 1964 | Pogorelov Prize | Novosibirsk State University, Tomsk State University | Kadiivka: October 13, 1934 - Cherkasy

27. Michael I. Yarymovych

  • Buchach: October 13, 1933 celebration

American businessman | New York University Tandon School of Engineering, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, New York University

28. John G. Thompson

  • Ottawa: October 13, 1932 celebration

American mathematician | Cole Prize in Algebra (1965), Henri Poincaré Prize (1992), Fields medal (1970), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1992), Fellow of the Royal

29. George Samuel Hurst

  • Ponza: October 13, 1927 celebration
  • Knoxville: July 4, 2010 deceased

American health physicist and patent hoarder | Jesse W. Beams Award (1995) | Bell County High School, University of Kentucky, University of Tennessee, Berea College

30. Charles W. Curtis

  • October 13, 1926 celebration

1926- American mathematician | Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013) | Representation Theory of Finite Groups and Associative Algebras | Bowdoin

31. Margaret Thatcher

  • Grantham: October 13, 1925 celebration
  • The Ritz London: April 8, 2013 deceased

British stateswoman and prime minister (1925–2013) | honorary doctor of the Bar-Ilan University, Grand Cross of the Order of Vytautas the Great, Financial

32. Marta Cruz-Coke

  • Santiago: October 13, 1923 celebration
  • Santiago: May 20, 2023 deceased

Chilean philosopher, first woman director of the National Library of Chile (1923-2023) | École du Louvre | Santiago: October 13, 1923 - Santiago: May 20, 2023

33. Francis Farley

  • Lucknow: October 13, 1920 celebration
  • Grasse: July 16, 2018 deceased

British scientist | Fellow of the Royal Society, Hughes Medal (1980) | Muon g−2 | University of Cambridge (1950) | Lucknow: October 13, 1920 - Grasse: July 16, 2018

34. Arthur Burks

  • Duluth: October 13, 1915 celebration
  • Ann Arbor: May 14, 2008 deceased

American mathematician who contributed to the design of the first general-purpose electronic digital computer (1915–2008) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1953)

35. Angus Ellis Taylor

  • Craig: October 13, 1911 celebration
  • Berkeley: April 6, 1999 deceased

American mathematician (1911–1999) | California Institute of Technology, Harvard University | Craig: October 13, 1911 - Berkeley: April 6, 1999 | Angus Ellis

36. Albert Pfluger

  • Oensingen: October 13, 1907 celebration
  • Zurich: September 14, 1993 deceased

Swiss mathematician (1907-1993) | ETH Zurich | Oensingen: October 13, 1907 - Zurich: September 14, 1993 | Albert Pfluger | Oensingen: October 13, 1907

37. Yoshihiko Yoshimitsu

  • October 13, 1904 celebration

University of Tokyo | October 13, 1904 - January 1, 1997 | Yoshihiko Yoshimitsu | October 13, 1904 - January 1, 1997 | University of Tokyo

38. Giorgio Piccardi

  • Florence: October 13, 1895 celebration
  • Riccione: December 22, 1972 deceased

Italian chemist (1895-1972) | Florence: October 13, 1895 - Riccione: December 22, 1972 | Giorgio Piccardi | Florence: October 13, 1895 - Riccione: December 22, 1972

39. Geoffrey Vickers

  • Nottingham: October 13, 1894 celebration
  • Goring-on-Thames: March 16, 1982 deceased

English military officer, lawyer, and systems scientist (1894–1982); recipient of the Victoria Cross | Victoria Cross | Oundle School, Merton College, Bramcote School

40. Kurt Reidemeister

  • Brunswick: October 13, 1893 celebration
  • Göttingen: July 8, 1971 deceased

German mathematician (1893-1971) | Reidemeister move, Reidemeister torsion | University of Marburg, University of Freiburg, University of Hamburg, University

41. Georg Feigl

  • Hamburg: October 13, 1890 celebration
  • Wechselburg: April 25, 1945 deceased

German mathematician (1890-1945) | Leipzig University, Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums, University of Jena | Hamburg: October 13, 1890 - Wechselburg: April 25, 1945

42. Georgy Fedotov

  • Saratov: October 13, 1886 celebration
  • Beacon: September 1, 1951 deceased

Russian philosopher (1886–1951) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1946) | Saint Petersburg State Institute of History | Saratov: October 13, 1886 - Beacon: September 1, 1951

43. Viggo Brun

  • Lier: October 13, 1885 celebration
  • Drøbak: August 15, 1978 deceased

Norwegian mathematician (1885–1978) | Gunnerus Medal (1958), Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class (1939) | Brun's theorem

44. Eugénie Cotton (Eugenie Cotton)

  • Soubise: October 13, 1881 celebration
  • Sèvres: June 16, 1967 deceased

French scientist and women's rights activist (1881–1967) | International Stalin Prize for Peace, Lenin Peace Prize (1950), Knight of the Legion of Honour (1934)

45. Flora Rose

  • October 13, 1874 celebration
  • July 25, 1959 deceased

American scientist | October 13, 1874 - July 25, 1959 | Flora Rose | October 13, 1874 - July 25, 1959

46. Edmond Rothé (Edmond Rothe)

  • Paris: October 13, 1873 celebration
  • Lezoux: August 28, 1942 deceased

born 1873; died 1942 | Paris: October 13, 1873 - Lezoux: August 28, 1942 | Edmond Rothé (Edmond Rothe) | Paris: October 13, 1873 - Lezoux: August 28, 1942

47. Leon Leonwood Bean

  • Greenwood: October 13, 1872 celebration
  • Pompano Beach: February 5, 1967 deceased

American businessman (1872-1967) | Hebron Academy, Kents Hill School | Greenwood: October 13, 1872 - Pompano Beach: February 5, 1967 | Leon Leonwood Bean

48. Asger Ostenfeld

  • Hvirring Parish: October 13, 1866 celebration
  • Copenhagen: September 23, 1931 deceased

engineer | Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde Cathedral School | Hvirring Parish: October 13, 1866 - Copenhagen: September 23, 1931 | Asger Ostenfeld

49. Lev Shepelevich

  • October 13, 1863 celebration

Odesa University, National University of Kharkiv | October 13, 1863 - Baku: September 10, 1887 | Lev Shepelevich | October 13, 1863 - Baku: September 10, 1887

50. Auguste Rateau

  • Royan: October 13, 1863 celebration
  • Neuilly-sur-Seine: January 13, 1930 deceased

French engineer (1863-1930) | Fourneyron prize (1899), Poncelet Prize (1911), honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain, honorary doctor of the

51. Fernand Forest

  • Clermont-Ferrand: October 13, 1851 celebration
  • Monaco: April 12, 1914 deceased

French inventor and engineer | Knight of the Legion of Honour (1910) | Clermont-Ferrand: October 13, 1851 - Monaco: April 12, 1914 | Fernand Forest

52. Theodor Schauman

  • Helsinki: October 13, 1849 celebration
  • Porvoo: March 11, 1931 deceased

Finnish military personnel | Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (1919) | Helsinki: October 13, 1849 - Porvoo: March 11, 1931 | Theodor

53. Mary Hartmann

  • October 13, 1845 celebration

October 13, 1845 - March 22, 2019 | Mary Hartmann | October 13, 1845 - March 22, 2019

54. Charles Wallace Hunt

  • October 13, 1841 celebration
  • March 27, 1911 deceased

American engineer (1841-1911) | October 13, 1841 - March 27, 1911 | Charles Wallace Hunt | October 13, 1841 - March 27, 1911

55. Hans Hübner (Hans Hubner)

  • Düsseldorf: October 13, 1837 celebration
  • Göttingen: July 4, 1884 deceased

German chemist (1837-1884) | University of Göttingen, TU Dresden | Düsseldorf: October 13, 1837 - Göttingen: July 4, 1884 | Hans Hübner (Hans Hubner)

56. Franz Friedrich Ševčík (Franz Friedrich Sevcik)

  • October 13, 1824 celebration

October 13, 1824 - Berlin: January 24, 1877 | Franz Friedrich Ševčík (Franz Friedrich Sevcik) | October 13, 1824 - Berlin: January 24, 1877

57. Gaston Lespiault

  • Nérac: October 13, 1823 celebration
  • Nérac: October 3, 1904 deceased

French mathematician | Officer of the Legion of Honour | Nérac: October 13, 1823 - Nérac: October 3, 1904 | Gaston Lespiault | Nérac: October 13, 1823

58. Otto Unverdorben

  • Dahme/Mark: October 13, 1806 celebration
  • Dahme/Mark: November 28, 1873 deceased

German chemist (1806–1873) | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Leipzig University, Humboldt University of Berlin | Dahme/Mark: October 13, 1806

59. Søren Hjorth (Soren Hjorth)

  • Ørslev: October 13, 1801 celebration
  • Copenhagen: August 28, 1870 deceased

Danish engineer (1801–1870) | Ørslev: October 13, 1801 - Copenhagen: August 28, 1870 | Søren Hjorth (Soren Hjorth) | Ørslev: October 13, 1801

60. Peter Barlow

  • Norwich: October 13, 1776 celebration
  • Kent: March 1, 1862 deceased

British mathematician and physicist | Copley Medal (1825), Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1832), Fellow of the Royal Society (1823)

61. Christian Friedrich von Jäger (Christian Friedrich von Jager)

  • Stuttgart: October 13, 1739 celebration
  • Stuttgart: September 7, 1808 deceased

German physician, botanist and chemist (1739-1808) | Cothenius Medal (1806) | University of Tübingen | Stuttgart: October 13, 1739 - Stuttgart: September 7, 1808

62. Jakob Gadolin

  • Strängnäs city congregation: October 13, 1719 celebration
  • Turku: September 26, 1802 deceased

Finnish bishop | Commander of the Order of the Polar Star (1789), Knight of the Order of the Polar Star (1786) | Royal Academy of Turku | Strängnäs city

63. Jacobus le Mort

  • Arnhem: October 13, 1650 celebration
  • Leiden: March 1, 1718 deceased

Dutch chemist | Arnhem: October 13, 1650 - Leiden: March 1, 1718 | Jacobus le Mort | Arnhem: October 13, 1650 - Leiden: March 1, 1718

64. Fortunio Liceti

  • Rapallo: October 13, 1577 celebration
  • Padua: June 16, 1657 deceased

Italian scientist | University of Bologna | Rapallo: October 13, 1577 - Padua: June 16, 1657 | Fortunio Liceti (Conradus van Roel) | Rapallo: October 13, 1577

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