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John Charles Fields, FRS, FRSC was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics.
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science · Canadian mathematician (1863–1932) · mathematician · also John Charles Fields, Fields
Born 14 May 1863 · Died 9 August 1932 · Q315431
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The medal was reintroduced in 1950 and has been awarded every four years since
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Died 1932-08-09.
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After a three-month illness; in his will, he left $47,000 for the Fields Medal fund
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Career landmark: chairperson (1919–1925).
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At Cambridge, in 1924 at Toronto, and in 1928 at Bologna
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And of the Royal Society of London in 1913
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Locating primarily in Berlin, Göttingen and Paris, where he associated with some of the greatest mathematical minds of the time, including Karl Weierstrass, Felix Klein, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius and Max Planck
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Studied at Johns Hopkins University (1880–1887).
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Studied at University College (1880–1884).
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And University College, University of Toronto in 1884 before leaving for the United States to study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland
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Studied at Hamilton Collegiate Institute (1880).
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Born 1863-05-14.
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