Benson Farb

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Benson Farb
Born (1967-10-25) October 25, 1967 (age 56)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral advisorWilliam Thurston
Doctoral studentsAshley Ahlin
Hanna Bennett
Khalid Bou-Rabee
Thomas Church
Pallavi Dani
Matthew Day
Spencer Dowdall
Tullia Dymarz
Jan Essert
Asaf Hadari
Angela Kubena
Justin Malestein
Dan Margalit
Karin Melnick
Alexandra Pettet
Andrew Putman
Jennifer Taback
Anne Thomas
Stephen Wang
Kevin Wortman

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 is married to Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at University of Chicago.[1]

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[2] He has authored four books.

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