John Charles Fields (May 14, 1863 - August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. First awarded in 1936, the medal has be awarded since 1950 every four years at the International Congress of Mathematicians to two to four recipients under the age of 40. May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... A mathematician is a person whose area of study and research is mathematics. ... The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to up to four mathematicians (not over forty years of age) at each International Congress of International Mathematical Union, since 1936 and regularly since 1948 at the initiative of the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. ... Math sucks. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the biggest congress in mathematics. ...

Born in Hamilton, Ontario to a leather shop owner, Fields graduated from the Hamilton Collegiate Institute in 1880 and University of Toronto in 1884 before leaving for the United States to study at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Fields received his Ph.D. in 1887. His thesis, entitled Symbolic Finite Solutions and Solutions by Definite Integrals of the Equation dⁿy/dxⁿ = x^my, was published in the American Journal of Mathematics in 1886. Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Founded in 1827, the University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... The Johns Hopkins University is a private institution of higher learning located in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Baltimore skyline at night Motto: BELIEVE (formerly The City That Reads) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town Location in Maryland Founded  -Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 349. ... State nickname: Old Line State; Free State Other U.S. States Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Governor Robert L. Ehrlich (R) Official languages English Area 32,160 km² (42nd)  - Land 25,338 km²  - Water 6,968 km² (21%) Population (2000)  - Population 5,296,486 (19th)  - Density 165 /km² (5th) Admission... Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...

Fields taught for two years at Johns Hopkins before joining the faculty of Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Disillusioned with the state of mathematical research in North America at the time, he left for Europe to in 1891, locating primarily in Berlin, Göttingen and Paris, where he associated with some of the greatest mathematical minds of the time, including Karl Weierstrass, Felix Klein, Ferdinand Georg Frobenius and Max Planck. Fields also began a friendship with Gösta Mittag-Leffler, which would endure their lifetimes. Fields began publishing papers on a new topic, algebraic functions, which would prove to be the most fruitful research field of his career. Allegheny College is a small, highly selective and private liberal arts college located in Meadville, Pennsylvania located 90 miles north of Pittsburgh and 90 miles east of Cleveland. ... Meadville is a city located in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,685. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere, bounded on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Berlin (disambiguation). ... Landmark Gänseliesel fountain at the main market Göttingen (   listen?) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Karl Theodor Wilhelm Weierstrass (Weierstraß) (October 31, 1815 – February 19, 1897) was a German mathematician who is often cited as the father of modern analysis. He was born in Ostenfelde, Westphalia (today Germany) and died in Berlin, Germany. ... Felix Christian Klein (April 25, 1849 – June 22, 1925) was a German mathematician. ... Picture of Frobenius Ferdinand Georg Frobenius (October 26, 1849 - August 3, 1917) was a German mathematician, best-known for his contributions to the theory of differential equations and to group theory. ... Max Planck This article is about Planck, the German physicist. ... Magnus Gustaf (Gösta) Mittag-Leffler (16 March 1846–7 July 1927) was a Swedish mathematician. ... In mathematics, an algebraic function of indeterminates X1, X2, ..., Xn, is a function F that satisfies some non-trivial equation P(F, X1, X2, ..., Xn) = 0, with P a polynomial in n + 1 variables over a given field K. That is, F is an implicit function that solves an algebraic...

Fields returned to Canada in 1902 to lecture at the University of Toronto. Back in the country of his birth, Fields worked tirelessly to raise the stature of mathematics within academic and public circles. He successfully lobbied the Ontario Legislature for an annual research grant of $75,000 to U of T and helped establish the National Research Council, a predecessor to the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada, and Ontario Research Foundation. Fields served as President of the Royal Canadian Institute from 1919 until 1925, during which time he aspired to mold the institute into a leading centre of scientific research, although with mixed success. His efforts, however, were pivotal in ensuring Toronto be the location of the 1924 International Congress of Mathematicians. 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Ontario Legislature Building at Queens Park The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario. ... The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council is a Canadian government division that provides grants for research in the natural sciences and in engineering. ... The Royal Canadian Institute, or RCI, is an oganization dedicated to the advancement of science. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is the biggest congress in mathematics. ...

Fields is best known for his development of the Fields Medal, which is considered by some to be the Nobel Prize in Mathematics, although there are differences between the awards. First awarded in 1936, the medal was reintroduced in 1950 and has been awarded every four years since. It is awarded to two to four mathematicians, under the age of 40, who have made important contributions to the field. The Fields Medal is a prize awarded to up to four mathematicians (not over forty years of age) at each International Congress of International Mathematical Union, since 1936 and regularly since 1948 at the initiative of the Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Fields began planning the award in the late 1920s but, due to deteriorating health, never saw the implementation of the medal in his lifetime. He passed away on August 9, 1932 after a three-month illness; in his will, he left $47,000 for the Fields Medal fund. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Since the closing of the 20th Century, the 1920s has drawn close associations with the 1990s, and particularly in the United States. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ...

Fields was elected fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1907 and fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1913. The Royal Society of Canada, The Canadian Academy of the Sciences and Humanities, is the senior national body of distinguished Canadian scientists and scholars. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Society of London is claimed to be the oldest learned society still in existence and was founded in 1660. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

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