1863-1932 Fields was born in 1863 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. After earning his B.A. in mathematics at the University of Toronto, he elected to work for his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland. For the next three years, Fields traveled to...

John Charles Fields (May 14, 1863 - August 9, 1932) was a Canadian mathematician and the founder of the Fields Medal for outstanding achievement in mathematics. First awarded in 1936, the medal has been awarded since 1950 every four years at the...