Professor Vaughan Frederick Randal Jones DCNZM (born 31 December 1952) is a New Zealand mathematician, known for his work on von Neumann algebras, knot polynomials and conformal field theory. He was awarded a Fields Medal in 1990, and famously wore a New Zealand rugby jersey when he accepted the prize. Jones is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and a Distinguished Alumni Professor at the University of Auckland. Wikipedia
Vaughan Jones was born and educated in New Zealand, at St Peter's School (Cambridge), Auckland Grammar School, and the University of Auckland, where he graduated MSc with First Class Honours in 1973. www.math.auckland.ac.nz/Careers/vaughan/vaughan.htm
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