William Fulton ( born William August 29, 1939) is an American mathematician specializing in algebraic geometry . Best known for his books on intersection theory and algebraic curves .
| William Fulton | |
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| William Edgar Fulton | |
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| Date of Birth | August 29, 1939 (aged 80) |
| Place of Birth | ( Connecticut ) |
| A country |  USA |
| Scientific field | maths |
| Place of work | University of Michigan, University of Chicago , Brown University |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| supervisor | |
| Famous students | Robert Lazarsfeld |
| Awards and prizes | Guggenheim Scholarship [d] [d] ( 2010 ) [d] ( 1996 ) |
Biography
In 1961, William Fulton received his bachelor's degree from Brown University , and in 1966 he defended his thesis The Fundamental Group of an Algebraic Curve at Princeton University . [1] Until 1970, he worked at Princeton and at Brandeis University , then began teaching at Brownian. In 1987 he moved to the University of Chicago. As of 2013 - distinguished professor at the University of Michigan . [2]
In 1996, he was awarded the Steel Prize for his book Intersection Theory. [3] Fulton is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences (1997) [4] and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , and in 2000 was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences [5] . In 2010, he was awarded the Steel Prize in the nomination "for outstanding achievements throughout his career." [6] Since 2012, is a full member of the American Mathematical Society . [7]
Selected Books
- Fulton W. Intersection Theory. - M .: Mir, 1989. - ISBN 5-03-000849-7 .
- Fulton W. Young's Tables and Their Applications to Representation Theory and Geometry. - M.: MCCNMO, 2006. - ISBN 5-94057-165-4 .
- William Fulton. Algebraic Curves: An Introduction To Algebraic Geometry. - New York: Benjamin, 1969. Full text online .
Notes
- ↑ Fulton, William (in English) in the project “ Mathematical Genealogy ”
- ↑ Page at the University of Michigan
- ↑ 1996 Steele Prizes
- ↑ William Fulton
- ↑ William Fulton (Swedish) . Date of treatment August 15, 2013.
- ↑ 2010 Steele Prizes
- ↑ List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society . Date of treatment August 17, 2013.