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Michael Freedman

Michael Freedman

Mathematician and fields medalist at microsoft station q

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Email Address
mfreedman@timescale.com
CTO of
Timescale
Timescale
Founder of
Timescale
Timescale
Birthdate
April 21, 1951
Birthplace
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
Child of
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Benedict Freedman
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Nancy Freedman
Educated at
Palisades Charter High School
Palisades Charter High School
Princeton University
Princeton University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
Awards Received
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1986 Fields Medal
Occupation
Physicist
Physicist
Scientist
Scientist
Mathematician
Mathematician

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Doctoral Advisor
William Browder (mathematician)
William Browder (mathematician)
Doctoral Students
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Steven Altschuler
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Ian Agol
Ian Agol
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Wei Huang
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Birth Name
Michael Hartley Freedman0
Citizenship
United States
United States
Father
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Benedict Freedman
Mother
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Nancy Freedman
Notable Work
Poincaré conjecture
Poincaré conjecture
Wikidata ID
Q333494
Overview

Michael Freedman (born April 21, 1951) is a mathematician and physicist from the United States. He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Benedict Freedman and Nancy Freedman. Freedman has been awarded the prestigious 1986 Fields Medal for his notable work on the Poincaré conjecture.

Freedman was educated at Palisades Charter High School, Princeton University, and the University of California, Berkeley. His doctoral advisor was mathematician William Browder, and one of his doctoral students is Ian Agol.

In addition to his accomplishments in mathematics and physics, Michael Freedman is also the CTO and founder of Timescale, a database company.

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