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Shing-Tung Yau

Mathematician

Shing-Tung Yau is an American mathematician from Hong Kong.

Shing-Tung Yau

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Snapshot as of 15 July 2026

Primary market
United States
Field
mathematician
Organisation
Harvard University

Professional record

Shing-Tung Yau is an American mathematician from Hong Kong.

The professional record includes work with Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, and University of California, San Diego. Education includes University of California, Berkeley, Pui Ching Middle School, Chung Chi College, and The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Recorded honours include Fields medal, Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Oswald Veblen Prize in Geometry, and National Medal of Science.

Selected recognition