Benson Farb

Benson Farb
Born (1967-10-25) October 25, 1967
Nationality American
Fields Mathematics
Institutions University of Chicago
Alma mater Cornell University
Princeton University
Doctoral advisor William Thurston
Doctoral students Ashley Ahlin
Hanna Bennett
Khalid Bou-Rabee
Thomas Church
Pallavi Dani
Matthew Day
Spencer Dowdall
Tullia Dymarz
Jan Essert
Asaf Hadari
Angela Kubena
Justin Malestein
Dan Margalit
Karin Melnick
Alexandra Pettet
Andrew Putman
Jennifer Taback
Anne Thomas
Stephen Wang
Kevin Wortman

Benson Stanley Farb (born October 25, 1967) is an American mathematician at the University of Chicago. His research fields include geometric group theory and low-dimensional topology.

A native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Farb earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University. In 1994, he obtained his doctorate from Princeton University, under supervision of William Thurston.

He is married to Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at University of Chicago.[1]

In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[2] He has authored four books.

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