Michael Thaddeus
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Michael Thaddeus | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Father | Patrick Thaddeus |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Algebraic geometry |
| Institutions | Harvard University University of Oxford Columbia University Institute for Advanced Study |
| Thesis | Algebraic Geometry and the Verlinde Formula (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Simon Donaldson |
| Website | math.columbia.edu/~thaddeus |
Michael Thaddeus (born January 12, 1967) is an American mathematician and a professor of mathematics at Columbia University.[1] He is best known for having been a whistleblower in exposing inaccurate data submitted by Columbia University to U.S. News & World Report (USNWR)'s Best Colleges Ranking to inflate the university's college ranking.[2][3]
Thaddeus was born on January 12, 1967, in New York City, and grew up in Morningside Heights. His father, Patrick, and his mother, Janice, both held doctorates from Columbia. Thaddeus was educated at St. Hilda's & St. Hugh's School before enrolling at Hunter College High School in 1980, where he graduated in 1984.[4]
Thaddeus matriculated at Harvard University, where his sister was also a student, with the intent to study biology but switched to mathematics.[4] He graduated in 1988 and was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at St John's College, Oxford, where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil).[5][6] His dissertation, Algebraic Geometry and the Verlinde Formula, was published in 1992 under the supervision of Simon Donaldson.[7]
