John Milnor

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American mathematician human mathematician

John Milnor is an American mathematician renowned for his groundbreaking work in differential topology, K-theory, and dynamical systems, and is one of the most influential figures in modern mathematics.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American mathematician → human → mathematician →
almaMater	Princeton University →
awardReceived	Abel Prize → Fields Medal → Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition → Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research → National Medal of Science → Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement → Wolf Prize in Mathematics →
birthDate	1931-02-20 →
birthPlace	Orange, New Jersey, United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
doctoralAdvisor	Ralph Fox →
educatedAt	Princeton University →
employer	Institute for Advanced Study → Princeton University → Stony Brook University →
familyName	Milnor →
fieldOfWork	K-theory → algebraic K-theory → differential topology → dynamical systems → geometric topology → knot theory → mathematics → singularity theory → topology →
givenName	John →
hasWritten	Characteristic Classes → Dynamics in One Complex Variable → Introduction to Algebraic K-Theory → Morse Theory → Singular Points of Complex Hypersurfaces → Topology from the Differentiable Viewpoint →
influenced	modern differential topology → modern dynamical systems theory →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → American Mathematical Society → National Academy of Sciences →
name	John Milnor →
notableWork	Milnor K-theory → Milnor conjecture in algebraic K-theory → Milnor fibration → Milnor number → Milnor–Thurston kneading theory → Milnor–Wood inequality → Milnor’s work on hyperbolic geometry and 3-manifolds → discovery of exotic 7-spheres → h-cobordism theorem →
positionHeld	Director of the Institute for Mathematical Sciences at Stony Brook University → Professor at Stony Brook University →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Wolf Prize in Mathematics →	hasLaureate
Princeton University Department of Mathematics →	hasNotableAlumnus
Annals of Mathematics Studies →	hasNotableAuthor
Princeton University Department of Mathematics →	hasNotableFaculty
Sylvester Medal →	hasNotableRecipient
Stephen Smale →	influencedBy
John Milnor →	name
Hassler Whitney →	notableStudent