John G. Thompson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Abel_Prize
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:Sylvester_Medal
gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:birthDate October 13
1932-10-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ottumwa,_Iowa,_USA
gptkbp:birthYear 1932
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Marshall_Hall_Jr.
gptkbp:doctoralStudent gptkb:Simon_P._Norton
gptkb:Michael_Aschbacher
gptkb:Richard_Lyons
gptkb:Robert_Griess
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkb:University_of_Florida
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
group theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John G. Thompson
gptkbp:influenced group theory
finite simple groups classification
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Feit–Thompson_theorem
gptkb:Thompson_group
finite group theory
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:A_proof_of_the_solvability_of_groups_of_odd_order
gptkb:Finite_groups_with_fixed-point-free_automorphisms_of_prime_order
Normal p-complements and irreducible characters
Nonsolvable finite groups all of whose local subgroups are solvable
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Grace_Thompson
gptkbp:thesisTitle A proof that a finite group with a fixed-point-free automorphism of prime order is nilpotent
gptkbp:thesisYear 1959
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3