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Born on October 23, 1950 in Celina, Ohio, United States, Richard Schoen is a mathematician, university teacher and academic. As of 2026, Richard Schoen is 76 years old. Schooling on record includes Stanford University. Awards on record include Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program (1983), Wolf Prize in Mathematics (2017) and 3 more.
My Take
Schoen is the kind of figure I find quietly magnetic: a man born in Celina, Ohio, who reshaped how we understand curved space. I confess the technical depth of the Yamabe problem is beyond me, but the roster of honors he holds, the MacArthur, the Wolf Prize, the Guggenheim, tells me everything. These aren't popularity contests; they're the verdict of the sharpest minds alive. What moves me is the contrast between his global stature and his utter invisibility to the public. He chose chalk dust over spotlight, and to me that restraint is its own form of greatness worth saluting.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Schoen
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・シェーン
- Reading
- りちゃーど・しぇーん
- Born
- October 23, 1950 (age 76)
- Origin
- Celina, Ohio, United States
- Occupation
- mathematician / university teacher / academic
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- Stanford University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1983 MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2017 Wolf Prize in Mathematics
- 1989 Bôcher Memorial Prize
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2013 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://profiles.stanford.edu/richard-schoen
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard%20Schoen
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455610
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Schoen born?
Richard Schoen was born on October 23, 1950 and is 76 years old.
Where is Richard Schoen from?
Richard Schoen is from Celina, Ohio, United States.
What does Richard Schoen do?
Richard Schoen works as mathematician, university teacher, academic.
Where did Richard Schoen study?
Richard Schoen attended Stanford University.
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