W. Stephen Wilson

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W. Stephen Wilson is a mathematician based in Johns Hopkins University specializing in homotopy theory. [1]

Wilson received his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1972 under the supervision of Franklin Paul Peterson. [2]

In 2012, Wilson became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. [3]

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References

  1. "Math Dept Home Page of W. Stephen Wilson". Math.jhu.edu. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. W. Stephen Wilson at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  3. "American Mathematical Society". Ams.org. Retrieved 7 June 2016.