Bio/Wiki
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Akshay Venkatesh |
| Profession(s) | Mathematician, Professor |
| Famous For | Winning Mathematics’ prestigious Fields Medal, known as the Nobel prize for math |
Physical Stats & More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 183 cmin meters- 1.83 min feet inches- 6’ |
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 70 kgin pounds- 154 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Salt & Pepper |
Research
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Field | Mathematics |
| Thesis | Limiting Forms of the Trace Formula |
| Doctoral Advisor | Peter Sarnak |
| Area of Interest | Number Theory |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | 2007:Salem Prize2008:SASTRA Ramanujan Prize2016:Infosys Prize2017:Ostrowski Prize2018:Fields Medal |
Personal Life
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 21 November 1981 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 36 Years |
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Scorpio |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Hometown | Perth, Australia (lives in the United States) |
| School | Scotch College, Perth, Australia |
| College/University | University of Western AustraliaPrinceton UniversityClay Mathematics Institute, Oxford, United Kingdom |
| Educational Qualification(s) | First Class Honours in Pure mathematics from the University of Western Australia in 1997PhD in Mathematics from Princeton University in 2002Post Doctoral Fellowship from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Hobbies | Reading, Travelling |
Girls, Affairs, and More
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Marital Status | Married |
Family
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Wife/Spouse | Sarah Paden (Music Teacher) |
| Children | Son- NoneDaughter(s)- Tara, Tuli |
| Parents | Father- Venky VenkateshMother- Svetha (Professor of Computer Science) |
Favourite Things
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Favourite Sport | Cricket |
| Favourite Book | War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy |
| Favourite Beverage | Coffee |
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