René Thom : Rene Thom

René Thom (September 2, 1923 - October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician and founder of the catastrophe theory[?]. He received the Fields Medal in 1958.

René Thom was born in Montbéliard, France. He was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis[?] and École Normale Supérieure[?] and went on to teach at Grenoble and Strasbourg.

While he is most known for his development of catastrophe theory in 1968 he was awarded a Fields Medal in 1958 for his earlier work on topology.

René Thom died on October 25, 2002, in a small town near Paris.

External links and References

Martin Weil, French Mathematician Rene Thom Dies, Washington Post, November 17 (2002), p. C10
- Online edition (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64970-2002Nov16.html) (free registration)

		René Thom : Rene Thom
		René Thom (September 2, 1923 - October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician and founder of the catastrophe theory[?]. He received the Fields Medal in 1958. Biography René Thom was born in Montbéliard, France. He was educated at Lycée Saint-Louis[?] and École Normale Supérieure[?] and went on to teach at Grenoble and Strasbourg. While he is most known for his development of catastrophe theory in 1968 he was awarded a Fields Medal in 1958 for his earlier work on topology. René Thom died on October 25, 2002, in a small town near Paris. Bibliography Structural Stability and Morphogenesis (1972) External links and References Martin Weil, French Mathematician Rene Thom Dies, Washington Post, November 17 (2002), p. C10 Online edition (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64970-2002Nov16.html) (free registration)
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