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Academic and scientific career. Simons's mathematical work primarily focused on the geometry and topology of manifolds. His 1962 Berkeley PhD thesis, written under the direction of Bertram Kostant, gave a new proof of Berger's classification of the holonomy groups of Riemannian manifolds.
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the prizewinning mathematician who abandoned a stellar academic career, then plunged into finance — a world he knew nothing about — and became one of the most successful Wall...
- Jonathan Kandell
Jun 16, 2024 · Jim Simons is a renowned mathematician and investor who founded Renaissance Technologies and the Medallion Fund. He used quantitative analysis and algorithmic trading to achieve success in finance and philanthropy.
- Steven Nickolas
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the billionaire investor, mathematician and philanthropist, died on Friday in New York City, according to his foundation, the Simons Foundation. Simons was 86 years old.
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the renowned quantitative hedge fund manager and mathematician, has died aged 86, according to a statement from his family foundation. Known as the “quant king”, Simons was a...
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, a mathematician who founded the most successful quantitative hedge fund of all time, passed away on Friday in New York City, his foundation announced on its website.
May 10, 2024 · Jim Simons, the mathematician-investor who created what many in finance consider the world’s greatest moneymaking machine at his secretive firm, Renaissance Technologies, has died. He was 86. He...
