age ~75
from Columbus, OH
31 December 1952 • Gisborne, New Zealand
Known for:Von Neumann algebras, knot polynomials,conformal field theory
20th-century mathematician • 21st-century mathematician
Company:University of California, Berkeley • University of California, Los Angeles • University of Pennsylvania faculty
Auckland Grammar School • University of Auckland • University of Geneva
Academic degree:Member of the United States National Academy of Sciences • Professor
Fields medalist • Recipients of the Rutherford Medal • Fields Medal • Distinguished Alumni
Ascribed status:Fellow of the American Mathematical Society • Fellow of the Royal Society • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science