Robin Thomas (mathematician)
Robin Thomas (August 22, 1962 – March 26, 2020) was a mathematician working in graph theory at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Robin Thomas | |
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| Born | August 22, 1962 Prague, Czechoslovakia |
| Died | March 26, 2020 (aged 57) |
| Alma mater | Charles University |
| Awards | Fulkerson Prize Karel Janeček Foundation Neuron Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics |
| Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Doctoral advisor | Jaroslav Nešetřil |
Thomas received his doctorate in 1985 from Charles University in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), under the supervision of Jaroslav Nešetřil. He joined the faculty at Georgia Tech in 1989, and became a Regents' Professor there, briefly serving as the department Chair.
On March 26, 2020, he died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis at the age of 57 after 12 years of struggle with the illness.
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