Simon Donaldson
Mathematician
Sir Simon Kirwan Donaldson FRS is an English mathematician known for his work on the topology of smooth four-dimensional manifolds, Donaldson–Thomas theory, and his contributions to Kähler geometry. Wikipedia
Born: 1957 (age 66 years), Cambridge, United Kingdom
Notable students: Paul Seidel, Dominic Joyce, Gábor Székelyhidi, and more
Education: Sevenoaks School (1970–1975), University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, and more
Doctoral advisor: Michael Atiyah; Nigel Hitchin
Fields: Topology