Benson Farb

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.

Benson Farb
Benson Farb in 2016
Born (1967-10-25) October 25, 1967
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCornell University
Princeton University
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago
Doctoral advisorWilliam Thurston
Doctoral studentsKathryn Mann
Dan Margalit
Andrew Putman

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 has advised over 30 students, including Kathryn Mann, Dan Margalit, and Andrew Putman.[1]

He is married to Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago.[2]

In 2012 Farb became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society.[3] In 2014 he was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Seoul, speaking in the section on Topology.[4]

Books
  • Benson Farb; Dan Margalit (2012). A Primer on Mapping Class Groups. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-14794-9. MR 2850125.[5]
  • Farb, Benson; Dennis, R. Keith (1993). Noncommutative Algebra. Springer-Verlag. ISBN 978-1-4612-0889-1. MR 1233388.

References
  1. Benson Farb at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  2. "Amie Wilkinson, Benson S. Farb". The New York Times. 1996-12-29.
  3. "List of Fellows of the American Mathematical Society". Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. "ICM Plenary and Invited Speakers". International Mathematical Union. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
  5. Reviews of A Primer on Mapping Class Groups


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