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Karen Uhlenbeck — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 24 August 1942 · Age: 84

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Karen Uhlenbeck is 84 years old as of October 2026. She was born on 24 August 1942.

First woman to receive the Abel Prize for mathematics

Did you know?Her work on soap bubble theory and minimal surfaces has significantly influenced both modern geometry and theoretical physics.

Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck ForMemRS (born August 24, 1942) is an American mathematician and one of the founders of modern geometric analysis. She is a professor emerita of mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin, where she held the Sid W. Richardson Foundation Regents Chair.

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Age: 84
Status: Living

Born: August 24, 1942 · Cleveland, United States
Nationality: American
Known for: Science

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Spouse: Olke C. Uhlenbeck

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