René Thom(1923–2002)

Mathematics

René Frédéric Thom was a French mathematician, who received the Fields Medal in 1958.

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Fields Medal (1958)
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Awards & Recognition

1958

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Biography

Co-winners

Shared the same award in the same year

KR
Klaus Roth
Fields Medal (1958)

Education

École Normale Supérieure
University of Paris
Lycée Saint-Louis

Doctoral Advisors

David TrotmanMarc ChaperonMarcos SebastianiJean-Louis ChabocheHenri Cartan

Career Timeline

National Center for Scientific Research1946–1951
Grenoble Alpes University1953–1954
University of Strasbourg1954–1963
Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques1964–1988

Positions & Roles

chairperson

Academy Memberships

American Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences

Related Laureates

Other winners of the same award(s)

GF
Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
SY
Shing-Tung Yau
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
VD
Vladimir Drinfeld
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
MV
Maryna Viazovska
Fields Medal (2022)
JH
June Huh
Fields Medal (2022)
JM
James Maynard
Fields Medal (2022)
HD
Hugo Duminil-Copin
Fields Medal (2022)
MH
Martin Hairer
Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics (2021)

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