Shing-Chi Yau

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Shing-Chi_Yau
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Chinese_University_of_Hong_Kong
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:MacArthur_Fellowship
gptkb:National_Medal_of_Science
gptkb:mathematics
gptkbp:birthDate 1949-04-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shantou
gptkbp:children gptkb:Shing-Tung_Yau_Jr.
gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor gptkb:Shiing-Shen_Chern
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Tsinghua_University
gptkbp:field gptkb:mathematics
differential geometry
geometric analysis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shing-Chi Yau
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:positive_mass_theorem
gptkb:Yau's_conjecture
Kähler manifold
solution to Calabi conjecture
gptkbp:language gptkb:Chinese
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:United_States_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:Academia_Sinica
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkb:Chinese
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:mathematician
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mei-Chi_Shaw
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Shing-Tung_Yau
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4