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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Shing-Tung_YauShing-Tung Yau - Wikipedia

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   Shing-Tung Yau (/ j aʊ /; Chinese: 丘成桐; pinyin: Qiū Chéngtóng; born April 4, 1949) is a Chinese-American mathematician. He is the director of the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center at Tsinghua University and Professor Emeritus at Harvard University. Until 2022, Yau was the William Caspar Graustein Professor of Mathematics at Harvard, at ...

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3. www.sciencenews.org › article › mathematician-tracesA mathematician traces his journey from poverty to prominence

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   Apr 26, 2019 · In 'The Shape of Life,' Shing-Tung Yau describes his groundbreaking work in geometry, which provided insights into string theory.

4. english.news.cn › 20240111 › 8844ef8b25cf4338a3e35b9Profile: A mathematician's lifelong quest for truth and beauty

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   Jan 11, 2024 · This internationally renowned institution, which brings together distinguished mathematicians from around the world, is named after Shing-Tung Yau, an eminent mathematician of Chinese descent. He is among the top scholars who came to China to teach and conduct academic research in recent years.

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   Shing-Tung Yau, a renowned Chinese-American mathematician and formerly a professor at Harvard University who grew up in Hong Kong, was awarded the Shaw Prize...

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   Apr 21, 2022 · World-renowned Chinese mathematician Yau Shing-Tung has announced his retirement from his position at Harvard University to teach full-time at Tsinghua University in Beijing, aiming to help...

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7. qzc.tsinghua.edu.cn › en › infoSalute Shing-Tung Yau: Beautiful Mathematics And Beautiful ...

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   Mr.Shing-Tung Yau is one of the most influential mathematicians of contemporary times. His outstanding contributions are extensive and profound in the fields of mathematics and physics,...

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   Who is Yau Shing-Tung?

   • Yau Shing-tung aims to help China cultivate young, top mathematicians at home. Photo: Jonathan Wong World-renowned Chinese mathematician Yau Shing-Tung has announced his retirement from his position at Harvard University to teach full-time at Tsinghua University in Beijing, aiming to help China become a maths powerhouse within a decade.

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   How did Shing-Tung Yau get his name?

   • One of the first remarkable things that mathematician Shing-Tung Yau reveals in his memoir, The Shape of a Life, is that his name was not originally Yau. His family fled China to British-ruled Hong Kong in 1949 when he was an infant, and the name Yau came from a mistranslation on a registration form when he entered elementary school.

   A mathematician traces his journey from poverty to prominence

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   Which universities has Yau received honorary professorships?

   • Yau has received honorary professorships from many Chinese universities, including Hunan Normal University, Peking University, Nankai University, and Tsinghua University. He has honorary degrees from many international universities, including Harvard University, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and University of Waterloo.

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   How did Yau contribute to the redevelopment of mathematics in China?

   • Yau’s contributions to mathematics, and especially to the redevelopment of an academic culture of mathematics in China, are themselves manifold. He founded three mathematical institutes in China and has been outspoken about the need to develop a more innovative research culture there.

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9. daweb.qzc.tsinghua.edu.cn › ShingTungYau › en清华大学 Shing-Tung Yau--Home--Homepage - Tsinghua University

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   Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐) ADDRESS: Room 215, Yau Mathematical Sciences Center, Jing Zhai, Tsinghua University, Hai Dian District, Beijing China. BORN: Shantou, Guangdong, China, April 4, 1949....