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William Fulton

American mathematician
Person human Q2061291

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18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
August 29, 1939
Place of birth
Naugatuck
Country of citizenship
United States[5]
Occupation
mathematician, university teacher
Employer
University of Michigan, University of Chicago, Brandeis University[7][8][9]
Field of work
algebraic geometry[6]
Educated at
Princeton University, Brown University[10][11]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition, Fellow of the American Mathematical Society, honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[13][14][15][16][17]
Doctoral advisor
Gerard Washnitzer[12]
Doctoral student
Sean M. Keel, Robert Lazarsfeld, Hugh Ross Thomas, Shun'ichi Kimura, Paolo Aluffi, Kent W. Johnson, George J. Quart, Johan P. Hansen, Thomas Anthony Garrity, Anders Skovsted Buch, Linda Chen, Frank Sottile, Colin James Rust, David Perkinson, Jamie Pommersheim, Jan Cheah, Harry (Haralampos) Tamvakis, Pavel Belorousski, Andrew Kresch, Yuhan Zha, Milena Hering, Constantin Mihalcea, Sam Payne, David Edward Anderson[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Erdős number
+2[40]
Family name
Fulton[37]
Given name
William[38]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics[41]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Mathematical Society[18][19][20][21]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Edgar Fulton en William Fulton ar وليم فولتن cs William E. Fulton ja ウィリアム・フルトン pt William Edgar Fulton ru Вильям Фултон ru Уильям Фултон zh 威廉·富尔顿（数学家）
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000011076431X
VIAF cluster ID
91502959
Library of Congress authority ID
n81016587
GND ID
136272541
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Academic Tree ID
344058
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
122921759
CANTIC ID
981058509008006706
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12091958
DDB person (GND) ID
136272541
FAST ID
67822
Freebase ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
william-fulton
IdRef ID
031767664
KBR person ID
14520674
Libraries Australia ID
35107513
MR Author ID
70075
Mathematics Genealogy Project ID
10281
NDL Authority ID
00828984
NL CR AUT ID
kup19950000029667
NLA Trove people ID
828763
NLab ID
William Fulton
NUKAT ID
n98030858
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007439409905171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
071608176
Prabook ID
1749892
SHARE Catalogue author ID
41611
SNAC ARK ID
w6w81cjr
UOM ID
82023
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058509008006706
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpDJQVv7M4gtCtDgWCYT3
Yale LUX ID
person/da940ad8-74aa-487c-9283-681894cc09ab
ZbMATH author ID
fulton.william

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Member of 4
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Mathematical Society
Employer 3
University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Brandeis University
Educated at 2
Princeton University, Brown University
Occupation 2
mathematician, university teacher
Award received 1
Guggenheim Fellowship
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Doctoral advisor 1
Gerard Washnitzer
Doctoral advisors 1
Gerard Washnitzer
Doctoral student 1
Robert Lazarsfeld
Doctoral students 1
Robert Lazarsfeld
Field of work 1
algebraic geometry
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Place of birth 1
Naugatuck
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

William Fulton was born on August 29, 1939[1], in Naugatuck[2]. He has worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Why It Matters

His notable doctoral advisees include Robert Lazarsfeld[42], a mathematician[43], b. 1953[44], of United States[45], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences[46], specialised in mathematics[47].

FAQs

Where was William Fulton born?

William Fulton was born in Naugatuck[2].

What did William Fulton do for work?

William Fulton worked as a mathematician[3] and university teacher[4].

Where did William Fulton go to school?

William Fulton was educated at Princeton University[10] and Brown University[11].

What awards did William Fulton receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[13], Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement[14], Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition[15], and Fellow of the American Mathematical Society[16].

Related Entities

Brandeis University United States

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