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Vaughan Jones

  • Gisborne: December 31, 1952 celebration
  • Nashville: September 6, 2020 celebration
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    Vaughan Jones  

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    United States, New Zealand  

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    Male  

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    Vaughan Jones

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    Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Gisborne: December 31, 1952  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Nashville: September 6, 2020  

  • language Official Website

    http://math.berkeley.edu/~vfr/  

  • engineering Field of Work

    1. mathematics
    2. knot theory
    3. Jones polynomial
    4. quantum topology
     

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  • school Education

    1. University of Geneva
    2. Auckland Grammar School
    3. St Peter's School
    4. University of Auckland
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. Rutherford Medal (1991)
    2. Fields medal (1990)
    3. Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science (1992)
    4. honorary doctor of the University of Auckland (1991)
    5. Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society
    6. Fellow of the Royal Society
    7. Onsager Medal
    8. Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2002)
    9. honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales (2018)
    10. Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2009)
    11. Guggenheim Fellowship (1986)
    12. Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013)
    13. Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist (1952–2020) | Rutherford Medal (1991), Fields medal (1990), Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of

1. Andrei N. Khlobystov

  • December 31, 1974 celebration

chemist | Corday-Morgan Prize (2015) | University of Nottingham, MSU Faculty of Chemistry | December 31, 1974 - Utrecht: November 15, 1844 | Andrei N.

2. Mickael Tanter

  • Paimpol: December 31, 1970 celebration

French physicist | Yves Rocard Prize (2011), Scientific Grand Prize of the NRJ Fondation (2015) | Paris Descartes University, Supélec | Paimpol: December 31

3. Bin Yu

  • December 31, 1969 celebration

Chinese-American statistician, University of California, Berkeley | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Guggenheim Fellowship (2006), Fellow

4. A A Mamun

  • Dhaka: December 31, 1966 celebration

Bangladeshi physicist | Jahangirnagar University, University of St Andrews | Dhaka: December 31, 1966 - Warsaw: January 15, 1968 | A A Mamun | Dhaka: December

5. Alexander Shen

  • Moscow: December 31, 1958 celebration

Russian mathematician | Moscow State School 57, MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Moscow State University | Moscow: December 31, 1958 - Fort Collins

6. Fazal Ahmad Khalid

  • Kasur: December 31, 1957 celebration

Pakistani academic | Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences | University of Oxford, University of Karachi | Kasur: December 31, 1957 - Queens' College: October 20, 1896

7. Oldřich Selucký (Oldrich Selucky)

  • Kyjov: December 31, 1955 celebration

Czech illustrator, religion writer and scriptwriter | Kyjov: December 31, 1955 - New Delhi: February 5, 1927 | Oldřich Selucký (Oldrich Selucky) | Kyjov

8. Vaughan Jones

  • Gisborne: December 31, 1952 celebration
  • Nashville: September 6, 2020 deceased

New Zealand mathematician and Fields Medalist (1952–2020) | Rutherford Medal (1991), Fields medal (1990), Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of

9. Tim Palmer

  • Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames: December 31, 1952 celebration

British meteorologist | Jule G. Charney Medal (1997), Commander of the Order of the British Empire, IOP Dirac Medal (2014), International Meteorological

10. Musa Asy'arie

  • Pekalongan: December 31, 1951 celebration

Indonesian philosopher | Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University | Pekalongan: December 31, 1951 - Rostock: July 27, 2015 | Musa Asy'arie | Pekalongan: December 31

11. Peter W. Galbraith

  • Boston: December 31, 1950 celebration

American politician | Commonwealth School, Harvard University, Harvard College, Georgetown University Law Center, St Catherine's College | Boston: December 31

12. Jonathan Grudin

  • Boulder: December 31, 1949 celebration

American computer scientist | ACM Fellow (2012) | Purdue University, Reed College, University of California, San Diego | Boulder: December 31, 1949 - June 4, 1930

13. Don Page

  • Bethel: December 31, 1948 celebration

Canadian physicist | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | California Institute of Technology, William Jewell College | Bethel

14. Tatyana Nikitina

  • Dushanbe: December 31, 1945 celebration

Soviet and Russian bard | Merited Artist of the Russian Federation | MSU Faculty of Physics | Dushanbe: December 31, 1945 - Florence: April 25, 1993 | Tatyana

15. Leonard Adleman

  • California: December 31, 1945 celebration

American theoretical computer scientist and professor of computer science and molecular biology at the University of Southern California | Fellow of the

16. Gabriele Lolli

  • Camagna Monferrato: December 31, 1942 celebration
  • January 13, 2025 deceased

Italian mathematician | University of Turin | Camagna Monferrato: December 31, 1942 - January 13, 2025 | Gabriele Lolli | Camagna Monferrato: December 31, 1942

17. David Sankoff

  • Montreal: December 31, 1942 celebration

Canadian academic | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, ISCB Fellow (2009), ISCB Senior Scientist Award (2003), ACM Fellow (2023), Marcel Vincent Prize (1977)

18. Stephen Grossberg

  • New York City: December 31, 1939 celebration

American scientist | Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, IEEE Frank Rosenblatt Award (2017), IEEE Neural Networks Pioneer Award | Stanford

19. Sándor Németh (Sandor Nemeth)

  • Cluj-Napoca: December 31, 1938 celebration

Hungarian mathematician (born: 1938) | Bolyai University, Romanian Academy, Babeș-Bolyai University | Cluj-Napoca: December 31, 1938 - Amsterdam: May 10, 1941

20. Walter Jansen

  • Mönchengladbach: December 31, 1938 celebration

chemist from Germany | Mönchengladbach: December 31, 1938 - April 21, 2019 | Walter Jansen | Mönchengladbach: December 31, 1938 - April 21, 2019

21. Maarten van Emden

  • December 31, 1937 celebration
  • January 4, 2023 deceased

Canadian computer scientist (1937–2023) | December 31, 1937 - January 4, 2023 | Maarten van Emden | December 31, 1937 - January 4, 2023

22. Köçərli Şahvələd (Kocərli Sahvələd)

  • Gadabay: December 31, 1935 celebration

scientist | Gadabay: December 31, 1935 - March 20, 2020 | Köçərli Şahvələd (Kocərli Sahvələd) | Gadabay: December 31, 1935 - March 20, 2020

23. Inge Auerbacher

  • Kippenheim: December 31, 1934 celebration

American chemist and author of German-Jewish descent (b. 1934) | Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2013) | Kippenheim: December 31, 1934 - Nijmegen: June 13, 2015

24. Gerhard Öhlmann (Gerhard Ohlmann)

  • December 31, 1931 celebration

December 31, 1931 - Jerusalem: May 18, 1990 | Gerhard Öhlmann (Gerhard Ohlmann) | December 31, 1931 - Jerusalem: May 18, 1990

25. Jaime Escalante

  • La Paz: December 31, 1930 celebration
  • Roseville: March 30, 2010 deceased

educator from Bolivia | Great Immigrants Award (2008), National Teachers Hall of Fame (1999) | California State University, Los Angeles, Colegio San Calixto

26. Idris Verdiyev

  • December 31, 1928 celebration

Excellence in People's Education of the Azerbaijan SSR | December 31, 1928 - Baku: July 18, 2018 | Idris Verdiyev | December 31, 1928 - Baku: July 18, 2018

27. Hermann Lübbe (Hermann Lubbe)

  • Aurich: December 31, 1926 celebration

German philosopher | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Ernst Robert Curtius Award (1990), Hanns Martin Schleyer Prize

28. J. Donald Monan

  • Blasdell: December 31, 1924 celebration
  • Weston: March 18, 2017 deceased

American academic administrator | Woodstock College, Canisius High School | Blasdell: December 31, 1924 - Weston: March 18, 2017 | J. Donald Monan | Blasdell

29. Lee Davenport

  • Schenectady: December 31, 1915 celebration
  • Greenwich: September 30, 2011 deceased

American physicist (1915–2011) | University of Pittsburgh | Schenectady: December 31, 1915 - Greenwich: September 30, 2011 | Lee Davenport | Schenectady

30. Børge Bak (Borge Bak)

  • Copenhagen: December 31, 1912 celebration
  • Gentofte Municipality: February 22, 1990 deceased

Danish physicist | Copenhagen: December 31, 1912 - Gentofte Municipality: February 22, 1990 | Børge Bak (Borge Bak) | Copenhagen: December 31, 1912 - Gentofte

31. Werner Burau

  • Olsztyn: December 31, 1906 celebration
  • January 16, 1994 deceased

German mathematician (1906-1994) | University of Königsberg | Olsztyn: December 31, 1906 - January 16, 1994 | Werner Burau | Olsztyn: December 31, 1906

32. Yusif Mammadaliyev

  • Ordubad: December 31, 1905 celebration
  • Baku: December 15, 1961 deceased

Azerbaijani chemist (1905–1961) | Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Glory, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Stalin Prize, Medal "For Valiant Labour in

33. Lazar Lyusternik

  • Zduńska Wola: December 31, 1899 celebration
  • Moscow: July 22, 1981 deceased

Russian mathematician (*1899 – †1981) | Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the

34. Carl Ludwig Siegel

  • Berlin: December 31, 1896 celebration
  • Göttingen: April 4, 1981 deceased

German mathematician (1896-1981) | doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1954), Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal

35. Cornelis Johannes van Nieuwenburg

  • The Hague: December 31, 1889 celebration
  • Bilthoven: July 27, 1985 deceased

Dutch university professor | Delft University of Technology | The Hague: December 31, 1889 - Bilthoven: July 27, 1985 | Cornelis Johannes van Nieuwenburg | The

36. Vasily Glushkov

  • Ulyanovsk: December 31, 1882 celebration
  • Perm: July 21, 1966 deceased

Soviet jurist, philologist and historian (1882-1966) | Kazan Federal University | Ulyanovsk: December 31, 1882 - Perm: July 21, 1966 | Vasily Glushkov

37. David Cohen

  • Deventer: December 31, 1882 celebration
  • Amsterdam: August 31, 1967 deceased

Dutch historian (1882–1967) | Leiden University | Deventer: December 31, 1882 - Amsterdam: August 31, 1967 | David Cohen | Deventer: December 31, 1882

38. Filip Lundberg

  • Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: December 31, 1876 celebration
  • Oscar Parish: June 2, 1965 deceased

Swedish mathematician | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: December 31, 1876 - Oscar Parish: June 2, 1965 | Filip Lundberg | Uppsala Cathedral Assembly: December 31

39. Volodymyr Levytskyi

  • Ternopil: December 31, 1872 celebration
  • Lviv: August 13, 1956 deceased

Ukrainian mathematician (1872-1956) | Lviv University | Ternopil: December 31, 1872 - Lviv: August 13, 1956 | Volodymyr Levytskyi - Володи́мир

40. Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbrück (Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbruck)

  • Żelechowa: December 31, 1868 celebration
  • Rügen: April 3, 1910 deceased

German politician and chemist (1868-1910) | Żelechowa: December 31, 1868 - Rügen: April 3, 1910 | Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbrück (Werner Hugo Wilhelm Delbruck)

41. Vasiliy Ivanovich Molchanov

  • December 31, 1868 celebration

Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Order of Lenin, Honored Scientist of the RSFSR | I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University | December 31, 1868

42. Ovidio Rebaudi

  • Asunción: December 31, 1860 celebration
  • October 17, 1931 deceased

Paraguayan chemist and writer | University of Buenos Aires | Asunción: December 31, 1860 - October 17, 1931 | Ovidio Rebaudi | Asunción: December 31, 1860

43. John Taliaferro Thompson

  • Newport: December 31, 1860 celebration
  • Great Neck: June 21, 1940 deceased

United States Army officer (1860-1940) | Distinguished Service Medal | United States Military Academy, Indiana University | Newport: December 31, 1860 - Great

44. Friedrich Johann Karl Becke

  • Prague: December 31, 1855 celebration
  • Vienna: June 18, 1931 deceased

Austrian mineralogist (1855–1931) | Eduard Suess medal (1930), Wollaston Medal (1929) | University of Vienna | Prague: December 31, 1855 - Vienna: June 18, 1931

45. Marietta Kies

  • Killingly: December 31, 1853 celebration
  • July 20, 1899 deceased

American philosopher | Killingly: December 31, 1853 - July 20, 1899 | Marietta Kies | Killingly: December 31, 1853 - July 20, 1899

46. Josip Križan (Josip Krizan)

  • December 31, 1841 celebration
  • Varaždin: July 16, 1921 deceased

Slovenian scientist and philosopher (1841–1921) | December 31, 1841 - Varaždin: July 16, 1921 | Josip Križan (Josip Krizan) | December 31, 1841

47. Frederik Bing

  • Copenhagen: December 31, 1839 celebration
  • Frederiksberg: March 27, 1912 deceased

Danish mathematician | Copenhagen: December 31, 1839 - Frederiksberg: March 27, 1912 | Frederik Bing | Copenhagen: December 31, 1839 - Frederiksberg: March 27, 1912

48. Pavel Lachinov

  • December 31, 1837 celebration

Pavlovsk Cadet Corps, Mikhailovskaya Military Artillery Academy | December 31, 1837 - Saint Petersburg: October 15, 1902 | Pavel Lachinov | December 31

49. Giovanni Cantoni

  • Milan: December 31, 1818 celebration
  • Milan: July 15, 1897 deceased

Italian physicist (1818-1897) | University of Pavia | Milan: December 31, 1818 - Milan: July 15, 1897 | Giovanni Cantoni | Milan: December 31, 1818 - Milan

50. Edward Augustus Bond

  • Hanwell: December 31, 1813 celebration
  • Paddington: January 2, 1898 deceased

British librarian (1815–1898) | Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | Merchant Taylors' School | Hanwell

51. Henry Bence Jones

  • Stoke-by-Nayland: December 31, 1813 celebration
  • London: April 20, 1873 deceased

English physician and chemist (1813–1873) | Croonian Medal and Lecture (1868), Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, Goulstonian Lectures

52. Károly Nendtvich (Karoly Nendtvich)

  • Pécs: December 31, 1811 celebration
  • Budapest: July 5, 1892 deceased

chemist (1811-1892) | Pécs: December 31, 1811 - Budapest: July 5, 1892 | Károly Nendtvich (Karoly Nendtvich) | Pécs: December 31, 1811 - Budapest: July 5, 1892

53. Friedrich Fischer

  • Lichtenstein: December 31, 1801 celebration
  • Winnenden: November 14, 1853 deceased

German philosopher | Lichtenstein: December 31, 1801 - Winnenden: November 14, 1853 | Friedrich Fischer | Lichtenstein: December 31, 1801 - Winnenden: November 14, 1853

54. Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira

  • Lisbon: December 31, 1769 celebration
  • Lisbon: July 2, 1846 deceased

Portuguese politician | Lisbon: December 31, 1769 - Lisbon: July 2, 1846 | Silvestre Pinheiro Ferreira | Lisbon: December 31, 1769 - Lisbon: July 2, 1846

55. Johann Albert Eytelwein

  • Frankfurt: December 31, 1764 celebration
  • Berlin: August 18, 1848 deceased

German engineer (1764-1848) | Frankfurt: December 31, 1764 - Berlin: August 18, 1848 | Johann Albert Eytelwein | Frankfurt: December 31, 1764 - Berlin: August 18, 1848

56. Arima Yoriyuki

  • December 31, 1714 celebration
  • December 16, 1783 deceased

Japanese mathematician and daimyo of the middle Edo period; 7th Lord of Kurume | December 31, 1714 - December 16, 1783 | Arima Yoriyuki | December 31, 1714

57. Michel Ferdinand d'Albert d'Ailly

  • Versailles: December 31, 1714 celebration
  • Paris: September 23, 1769 deceased

French astronomer | Order of the Holy Spirit, Order of Saint Louis | Versailles: December 31, 1714 - Paris: September 23, 1769 | Michel Ferdinand d'Albert

58. Herman Boerhaave

  • Voorhout: December 31, 1668 celebration
  • Leiden: September 23, 1738 deceased

Dutch botanist, chemist, humanist, and physician (1668–1738) | Fellow of the Royal Society | Stedelijk Gymnasium Leiden, Leiden University, University of Harderwijk

59. Agnès Arnauld (Agnes Arnauld)

  • Paris: December 31, 1593 celebration
  • Port-Royal-des-Champs: February 19, 1671 deceased

French Cistercian abbess | Paris: December 31, 1593 - Port-Royal-des-Champs: February 19, 1671 | Agnès Arnauld - Jeanne-Catherine-Agnès Arnauld (Agnes Arnauld)

60. Thomas Allen

  • Uttoxeter: December 31, 1540 celebration
  • Gloucester College: September 30, 1632 deceased

English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632) | Trinity College | Uttoxeter: December 31, 1540 - Gloucester College: September 30, 1632 | Thomas Allen | Uttoxeter

61. Cicero

  • Arpino: December 31, -0106 celebration
  • Formia: December 5, -0042 deceased

Roman statesman, lawyer, orator, and philosopher (106–43 BC) | Pater Patriae | De Oratore, De Inventione, De Natura Deorum, Philippicae, De re publica

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