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Jim Simons

James Harris Simons (April 25, 1938 – May 10, 2024) was an American hedge fund manager, investor, mathematician, and philanthropist. At the time of his death, Simons's net worth was estimated to be $31.4 billion, making him the 55th-richest person in the world. He was the founder of Renaissance Technologies, a quantitative hedge fund based in East…

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Known for
Founding and managing Renaissance Technologies Simons formula Chern–Simons form Simons cone
Awards
Oswald Veblen Prize (1976)
Education
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Born
(1938-04-25)April 25, 1938 Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Children
5, including Nat
Died
May 10, 2024(2024-05-10) (aged 86) New York City, U.S.

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Jim Simons → May 10, 2024(2024-05-10) (aged 86) New York City, U.S.
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Jim Simons → Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
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Jim SimonsThesisOn the transitivity of holonomy systems (1962)1.00infobox

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