Benson Farb
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| Born | October 25, 1967 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Princeton University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Doctoral advisor | William Thurston |
| Doctoral students | Kathryn Mann Dan Margalit Andrew Putman |
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.
A native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Farb earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University. In 1994, he obtained his doctorate from Princeton University, under supervision of William Thurston. He has advised over 30 students, including Kathryn Mann, Dan Margalit, and Andrew Putman.[1]
He is married to Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago.[2]
In 2012 Farb became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3] In 2014 he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul, speaking in the section on Topology.[4]
Books
- Benson Farb; Dan Margalit (2012). A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-14794-9. MR 2850125.[5]
- Farb, Benson; Dennis, R. Keith (1993). Noncommutative Algebra. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4612-0889-1. MR 1233388.
References
- ^ Benson Farb at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
- ^ "Amie Wilkinson, Benson S. Farb". The New York Times. 1996-12-29.
- ^ "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ^ "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers". International Mathematical Union. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups
- Taylor, Scott A. "A Primer on Mapping Class Groups (review)". www.maa.org. Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- Bestvina, Mladen (May 27, 2014). "Book Review: A primer on mapping class groups". Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society. 51 (4). American Mathematical Society (AMS): 691–700. doi:10.1090/s0273-0979-2014-01454-5. ISSN 0273-0979.
- Calegari, Danny (2014). "Review". SIAM Review. 56 (3). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics: 554–557. JSTOR 24248481.
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