Daniel Quillen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Daniel Quillen

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1940

Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 30-Apr-2011

Profession: mathematician, university teacher, topologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Daniel Gray "Dan" Quillen (June 22, 1940 – April 30, 2011) was an American mathematician. From 1984 to 2006, he was the Waynflete Professor of Pure Mathematics at Magdalen College, Oxford.
He is known for being the "prime architect" of higher algebraic K-theory, for which he was awarded the Cole Prize in 1975 and the Fields Medal in 1978.