Vaughan Jones

Sir Vaughan Jones
Jones in 2007
Born
Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones

(1952-12-31)31 December 1952
Gisborne, New Zealand
Died6 September 2020(2020-09-06) (aged 67)
Alma materUniversity of Geneva
University of Auckland
Known forJones polynomial
Aharonov–Jones–Landau algorithm
SpouseMartha Myers
AwardsFields Medal (1990)
Scientific career
FieldsVon Neumann algebras, knot polynomials, conformal field theory
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
Vanderbilt University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Pennsylvania
Doctoral advisorAndré Haefliger

Sir Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones KNZM FRS FRSNZ FAA (31 December 1952 – 6 September 2020) was a New Zealand mathematician known for his work on von Neumann algebras and knot polynomials. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990.