John Griggs Thompson
Ph.D. The University of Chicago 1959
Dissertation:
A Proof that a Finite Group with a Fixed-Point-Free Automorphism of Prime Order is Nilpotent
Advisor: Saunders Mac Lane
Students:
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| Name | School | Year | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw, David | University of Cambridge | ||
| Sims, Charles | Harvard University | 1963 | 13 |
| Spitznagel, Edward | The University of Chicago | 1965 | 2 |
| Dornhoff, Larry | The University of Chicago | 1966 | 1 |
| Rust, Milbern | The University of Chicago | 1966 | |
| Whitcomb, Albert | The University of Chicago | 1968 | |
| Broshi, Aviad | The University of Chicago | 1969 | |
| Cooney, Sister Miriam | The University of Chicago | 1969 | |
| Ferguson, Pamela | The University of Chicago | 1969 | 1 |
| Goldschmidt, David | The University of Chicago | 1969 | 15 |
| MacWilliams, Anne | The University of Chicago | 1969 | |
| Sandling, Robert | The University of Chicago | 1969 | 7 |
| Lyons, Richard | The University of Chicago | 1970 | 29 |
| Griess, Jr., Robert | The University of Chicago | 1971 | 7 |
| Ho, Chat-Yin | The University of Chicago | 1972 | 6 |
| James, Gordon | University of Cambridge | 1972 | 11 |
| Patterson, Nicholas | University of Cambridge | 1973 | |
| Erbach, David | University of Cambridge | 1976 | |
| Foote, Richard | University of Cambridge | 1976 | 4 |
| Benson, David | University of Cambridge | 1981 | 20 |
| Jackson, David | University of Cambridge | 1982 | |
| Ray, Urmie | University of Cambridge | 1990 | |
| McNeilly, David | University of Cambridge | 1996 | |
| Bereczky, Aron | University of Florida | 1998 | |
| Shaska, Tanush | University of Florida | 2001 | 3 |
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