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Thomas, Paul Emery was born on February 15, 1927 in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
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Paul Emery Thomas
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Paul Emery Thomas, American Mathematics educator. National Science Foundation fellow Princeton University, 1955, University of California, 1958-1959; Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow, 1961; Rhodes scholar University of Oxford, 1950-1953. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American Mathematics Society (trustee 1980-1984, chairman of the board of trustees 1983).
Education
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1950; Bachelor, University of Oxford, England, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy in Math, Princeton University, 1955.
Career
Research instructor, Columbia University, 1955-1956; assistant professor mathematics, University of California, Berkeley, 1956-1960; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1963; professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1963-1991; professor emeritus, University of California, Berkeley, since 1991; professor, Miller Institute Basic Research in Science, 1966-1967; member Executive Committee, Miller Institute Basic Research in Science, 1983-1989; executive director, Miller Institute Basic Research in Science, 1987-1989; deputy director, Mathematics Sciences Research Institute, 1987-1990. Visiting professor Princeton University, fall 1971, member of advisory county department mathematics, since 1987.
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Membership
Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member American Mathematics Society (trustee 1980-1984, chairman of the board of trustees 1983).
Connections
M. Jean Chan, 1958; children: Jenny, Valerie.
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American
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National Science Foundation fellow Princeton University, 1955, University of California, 1958-1959. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow, 1961. Rhodes scholar University of Oxford, 1950-1953.National Science Foundation fellow Princeton University, 1955, University of California, 1958-1959. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellow, 1961. Rhodes scholar University of Oxford, 1950-1953.