William Browder (mathematician)

William Browder
Browder in 1970
Born	(1934-01-06)January 6, 1934 New York City, U.S.
Died	February 2025(2025-02-00) (aged 91) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) Princeton University (MS, PhD)
Known for	Surgery theory method for classifying high-dimensional manifolds
Father	Earl Browder
Relatives	Felix Browder (brother) Andrew Browder (brother) Bill Browder (nephew) Joshua Browder (great-nephew)
Scientific career
Fields	Mathematics
Institutions	Princeton University
Doctoral advisor	John Coleman Moore
Doctoral students	Alejandro Adem Sylvain Cappell Michael Freedman Louis Kauffman Santiago López de Medrano George Lusztig Frank Quinn Dennis Sullivan John Wagoner Tadashi Tokieda

William Browder (January 6, 1934 – February 2025) was an American mathematician, who specialized in algebraic topology, differential topology and differential geometry. He served as president of the American Mathematical Society from 1989 to 1991.