Michael Aschbacher

Personal life
Michael Aschbacher (April 8, 1944 - ) is an American mathematician.

Professional life

 * 1966: Aschbacher completed his B.S. at California Institute of Technology

Group theory
Aschbacher was among the mathematicians who worked in the Classification of finite simple groups, his contributions being over the period 1970-80. Later, along with Smith, Aschbacher fixed a gap in the proof of the classification for the case of quasithin groups. He is also among the mathematicians who has worked on a second-generation classification proof.

Advisor
Aschbacher worked under advisor::Richard Bruck.