David Mumford(1937)
MathematicsDavid Mumford is a recipient of the Fields Medal (1974) from United States. They have received 5 major awards in total. Their primary field is Mathematics. They were educated at Harvard University and Phillips Exeter Academy. They have been affiliated with Brown University.
United States
5
Major Awards
342
Publications
26,353
Citations
58
h-index
97
i10-index
77.1
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Conjeevaram Srirangachar Seshadri
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society(2026)
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#5
“Yu laid out the lands:” georeferencing the Chinese Yujitu [Map of the Tracks of Yu] of 1136
Cartography and Geographic Information Science(2012)
6
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksConjeevaram Srirangachar Seshadri
Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society2026
0citations
A Tribute to Henry P. McKean Jr.
Notices of the American Mathematical Society2025
0citations
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Remembering Raoul Bott
Notices of the American Mathematical Society2013
0citations
“Yu laid out the lands:” georeferencing the Chinese Yujitu [Map of the Tracks of Yu] of 1136
Cartography and Geographic Information Science2012
6citations
Two- and Three-Dimensional Patterns of the Face
American Mathematical Monthly2001
0citations
External Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
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Pierre Deligne
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2008)
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Phillip Griffiths
Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2008)
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Wentsun Wu
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2006)
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Eric Lander
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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David J. Gross
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Arnaldo Momigliano
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
WJ
William Julius Wilson
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Huỳnh Sanh Thông
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Ira Herskowitz
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Stuart Kauffman
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Mark Strand
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
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Meyer Schapiro
MacArthur Fellowship (1987)
Education
Harvard University
Phillips Exeter Academy
Doctoral Advisors
Jonathan WahlSong-Chun ZhuAmnon NeemanKathryn LeonardChing-Li ChaiPeter N. BelhumeurMichael StillmanHenry C. PinkhamJoel Lawrence RobertsSteven Thomas SmithGaile Gibson GordonDavid Spotts FryJohn Charde FogartyYang WangWei WuLeslie Gordon RobertsStephen Joseph GewirtzBirger IversenFinn Faye KnudsenDavid HarrisStacy Guy LangtonBernard Saint-DonatStephen Elliott Crick, Jr.Jerome Francis MyersRobert James FisherUlf Anders PerssonLarry GriffithYung-sheng TaiIan Lewis MorrisonWilliam Edward LangAkihiko YukieJinggang HuangArtur FridmanTai Sing LeePeter Winthrop HallinanBarry Roy TennisonYan CaoRalph Costa TeixeiraFarid BassiriMario MicheliSergey KushnarevConglin LuMark Jay NitzbergHenri GilletTadao OdaMalka Elisheva SchapsEmma PreviatoAvner AshOscar Zariski
Career Timeline
Brown University?–present
Harvard University?–present
Academy Memberships
National Academy of Sciences (US)American Academy of Arts and SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences
Books
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Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)
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Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2023)

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Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2020)

Andrew Wiles
Copley Medal (2017)

Gerd Faltings
Abel Prize (2026)
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Peter Sarnak
Shaw Prize in Mathematics (2024)

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Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2024)

Luis Caffarelli
Abel Prize (2023)
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