Prof. David Mumford
University Professor in the Division of Applied Mathematics at Brown University and winner of the Fields Medal, 1974
Before moving to Brown University, Prof. David Mumford served as Higgin's Professor of Mathematics at Harvard from 1977-1997. He was a MacArthur Fellow from 1987 to 1992. He won the Shaw Prize in 2006. In 2007 he was awarded the Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition by the American Mathematical Society. In 2008 he was awarded the Wolf Prize. A member of the National Academy of Sciences, Prof. Mumford was also elected President of the International Mathematical Union from 1995-1999.