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Sylvain Cappell

b. 1946

American mathematician and academic

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Born 1946. Sylvain Cappell is an American mathematician, topologist and academic.

Sylvain Edward Cappell (born 1946) is a Belgian American mathematician specializing in topology. He is a former student of William Browder at Princeton University and has spent most of his career at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University, where he is now a Silver Professor of Mathematics.

He was born in Brussels, Belgium and immigrated with his parents to New York City in 1950 and grew up largely in this city. In 1963, as a senior at the Bronx High School of Science, he won first place in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search for his work on "The Theory of Semi-cyclical Groups with Special Reference to Non-Aristotelian Logic." He then graduated from Columbia University in 1966, winning the Van Amringe Mathematical Prize.

In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS). Cappell served as its vice president from February 2010 until January 2013. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2018.

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Princeton University, Columbia University, New York University
Employers
New York University
Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship; Fellow of the American Mathematical Society; AMS Distinguished Public Service Award; Sloan Fellowship
Also known as
Sylvain Edward Cappell

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Who is Sylvain Cappell?

American mathematician and academic

When was Sylvain Cappell born?

Sylvain Cappell was born on 10 September 1946 in Brussels-Capital Region.

What is Sylvain Cappell's occupation?

Sylvain Cappell is a mathematician, topologist and academic.

What nationality is Sylvain Cappell?

Sylvain Cappell is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sylvain Cappell

· Wikidata: Q7660615

· DBpedia: Sylvain Cappell

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