Mathematician:John Griggs Thompson

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Mathematician

American mathematician noted for his work in the field of finite groups.


Fields Medal

John Griggs Thompson was awarded a Fields Medal in $\text {1970}$ at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Nice, France:

Proved jointly with Walter Feit that all non-cyclic finite simple groups have even order. The extension of this work by Thompson determined the minimal simple finite groups, that is, the simple finite groups whose proper subgroups are solvable.


Wolf Prize

John Griggs Thompson was awarded a Wolf Prize for Mathematics in $\text {1992}$:

For his profound contributions to all aspects of finite group theory and connections with other branches of mathematics.


Abel Prize

John Griggs Thompson was awarded an Abel Prize with Jacques Tits in $\text {2008}$:

For their profound achievements in algebra and in particular for shaping modern group theory.


Nationality

American


History

  • Born: 13 October 1932 in Ottawa, Kansas, USA


Theorems and Definitions

Results named for John Griggs Thompson can be found here.

Definitions of concepts named for John Griggs Thompson can be found here.


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