Biography:Benson Farb
Benson Farb | |
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 Farb at Oberwolfach, 2016 | |
| Born | October 25, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
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| Spouse(s) | Amie Wilkinson (m. 1996) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | William Thurston |
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Benson Stanley Farb (born October 25, 1967) is an American mathematician at the University of Chicago. His research fields include geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology.
Early life
A native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Farb earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University.[citation needed] In 1994, he obtained his doctorate from Princeton University, under supervision of William Thurston.[1]
Career
Farb has advised over 40 students, including Pallavi Dani, Kathryn Mann, Dan Margalit, Karin Melnick and Andrew Putman.[1]
In 2012 Farb became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[2] In 2014 he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul, speaking in the section on Topology.[3] He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2021.[4] In 2024 he was awarded the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition.[5]
Books
- Benson Farb; Dan Margalit (2012). A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-14794-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=FmRMgAV8JwoC.[6]
- Farb, Benson; Dennis, R. Keith (1993). Noncommutative Algebra. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4612-0889-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=sELhBwAAQBAJ.
Personal life
Farb married Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, on December 28, 1996. They are professors in the same department.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Benson Farb at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ↑ "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". https://www.ams.org/profession/fellows-list.
- ↑ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers". International Mathematical Union. https://www.mathunion.org/icm-plenary-and-invited-speakers?combine=farb.
- ↑ "New Members Elected in 2021". American Academy of Arts and Sciences. https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2021.
- ↑ Leroy P. Steele Prize 2024
- ↑ Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups
- "A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (review)". Mathematical Association of America. https://www.maa.org/press/maa-reviews/a-primer-on-mapping-class-groups.
- Bestvina, Mladen (May 27, 2014). "Book Review: A primer on mapping class groups". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society (American Mathematical Society (AMS)) 51 (4): 691–700. doi:10.1090/s0273-0979-2014-01454-5. ISSN 0273-0979.
- Calegari, Danny (2014). "Review". SIAM Review (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics) 56 (3): 554–557.
- ↑ "Amie Wilkinson, Benson S. Farb" (in en). New York Times. December 29, 1996. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/29/style/amie-wilkinson-benson-s-farb.html.
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