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Andrew Casson (1943–2025) was a British mathematician and topologist who worked as a university teacher. He was educated at Trinity College and the University of Liverpool. His professional career included positions at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, Berkeley, and Yale University. He was a member of the Royal Society, which recognized him in its collection.
Casson received the Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. He studied under doctoral advisor C. T. C. Wall. Among his doctoral students were Danny Calegari, Greg Kuperberg, Andrew Ranicki, and Stephen John Bigelow. He spoke English and died in Fairfield.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- Fairfield
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Liverpool
- Employer
- Yale University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral advisor
- C. T. C. Wall
- Field of work
- mathematics
- Image
- Andrew Casson.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Society
- Commons category
- Andrew Casson
- maintained by WikiProject
- WikiProject Mathematics
- date of death
- 2025-09-05
- date of birth
- 1943-01-01
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