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Fields Medal Winners
The Fields Medals recognize existing work and the promise of future achievement in mathematicians under the age of forty. Oxford recipients include:
| NAME | ROLE AT OXFORD | YEAR AWARDED |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Donaldson | Wallis Professor of Mathematics & Fellow of St Anne's College, 1985-98 | 1986 |
| Daniel Quillen | Waynflete Professor of Pure Mathematics & Fellow of Magdalen College, 1985-2006 | 1978 |
| Sir Michael Atiyah | Savilian Professor of Geometry and Fellow of New College, 1963-69 Royal Society Research Professor and Professorial Fellow, St Catherine's College, 1973-90 | 1966 |